But luckily, there won't be any nasty side-effects, beyond the cut and blood loss. Rosalind flees, racing first down the street, only belatedly remembering she isn't limited anymore. Into an alley, up the walls, onto the roof-- she can her him behind her, far back but not far enough-- and it's stupid, she's stronger, what can he do to her, and yet, and yet--
It reminds her too much of last month, of being stripped down and hunted; of Christmas, and all the horrors that had brought. Of all of it, all the things she's trying so hard not to think about, won't think about, refuses to think about, but he's behind her and he won't stop--
--she ends up behind a water tower, panting harshly, one hand clapped over her mouth as she tries to muffle the sound of her breathing.]
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But luckily, there won't be any nasty side-effects, beyond the cut and blood loss. Rosalind flees, racing first down the street, only belatedly remembering she isn't limited anymore. Into an alley, up the walls, onto the roof-- she can her him behind her, far back but not far enough-- and it's stupid, she's stronger, what can he do to her, and yet, and yet--
It reminds her too much of last month, of being stripped down and hunted; of Christmas, and all the horrors that had brought. Of all of it, all the things she's trying so hard not to think about, won't think about, refuses to think about, but he's behind her and he won't stop--
--she ends up behind a water tower, panting harshly, one hand clapped over her mouth as she tries to muffle the sound of her breathing.]