Mouth hanging open, Takasugi's breaths come tentatively. As the creature circles, the pain in his shoulder fades. His balance is precariously reliant on the tree trunk he's plastered against, but should the beast attack.
He can't afford to be so vulnerable.
Teeth meet, air filtered through them sticking in his throat as he slides from the bark. One arm against the natural bulwark, he stands straight.]
There's no stopping it. [That hunger. That urge to tear everything to shreds.
A confirmation of their mutual battered state, and what he hopes is a shared understanding that staying their hands now is only an interlude in their fight.
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Mouth hanging open, Takasugi's breaths come tentatively. As the creature circles, the pain in his shoulder fades. His balance is precariously reliant on the tree trunk he's plastered against, but should the beast attack.
He can't afford to be so vulnerable.
Teeth meet, air filtered through them sticking in his throat as he slides from the bark. One arm against the natural bulwark, he stands straight.]
There's no stopping it. [That hunger. That urge to tear everything to shreds.
A confirmation of their mutual battered state, and what he hopes is a shared understanding that staying their hands now is only an interlude in their fight.
To be resumed another day.]