he knows what amos, physically, must be feeling—the sensation of unexpected give under his thumbs, until dextera’s body naturally fights back and tenses against the knowledge that he’s going to die. no amount of deaths can prepare him for one that’s so slow to come. his head gets lighter and lighter, vision turning red, then white, then to that grey static fuzz of nothing that accompanies the moments before blacking out.
his eyes twitch even as he tries to keep hold of amos’ gaze, but it’s not long before his focus is lost along with his ability to draw breath. his soon consciousness falls, too; it’s only a few seconds longer still before his body goes limp in amos’ hands.
amos is right—he will come back, with his shard to revive him. and when he does, he’ll have something to say to all of them. he’ll take his proof that amos is dangerously loyal, easily assenting to the role of murderer, and then… and then, he doesn’t know what that means for any of them now in this new world, but it’s a fact he’ll keep close to his heart. ]
SORRY FOR HOLDING YALL UP cw dextera dies
he knows what amos, physically, must be feeling—the sensation of unexpected give under his thumbs, until dextera’s body naturally fights back and tenses against the knowledge that he’s going to die. no amount of deaths can prepare him for one that’s so slow to come. his head gets lighter and lighter, vision turning red, then white, then to that grey static fuzz of nothing that accompanies the moments before blacking out.
his eyes twitch even as he tries to keep hold of amos’ gaze, but it’s not long before his focus is lost along with his ability to draw breath. his soon consciousness falls, too; it’s only a few seconds longer still before his body goes limp in amos’ hands.
amos is right—he will come back, with his shard to revive him. and when he does, he’ll have something to say to all of them. he’ll take his proof that amos is dangerously loyal, easily assenting to the role of murderer, and then… and then, he doesn’t know what that means for any of them now in this new world, but it’s a fact he’ll keep close to his heart. ]