[whispered against his neck as he tucks her against him, and there's no resistance at all as Vax shifts to grab for the towel. There's none as he wraps it around her, but also no help - it's as though the last dregs of her energy are swirling down the drain along with the bath water.
There's a metallic clatter as the knife is abandoned, forgotten by numb fingers, and Vex nods mutely as her brother begins the process of slowly gathering her up and carrying her out. Out, out, out. ]
Okay.. [a quiet whisper, before, finally, the forgotten cough kicks in, hoarse and centered in her lungs, and it shakes her hard, bound up as she is.]
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[whispered against his neck as he tucks her against him, and there's no resistance at all as Vax shifts to grab for the towel. There's none as he wraps it around her, but also no help - it's as though the last dregs of her energy are swirling down the drain along with the bath water.
There's a metallic clatter as the knife is abandoned, forgotten by numb fingers, and Vex nods mutely as her brother begins the process of slowly gathering her up and carrying her out. Out, out, out. ]
Okay.. [a quiet whisper, before, finally, the forgotten cough kicks in, hoarse and centered in her lungs, and it shakes her hard, bound up as she is.]