you need to get out of here! go! i’ll buy you some more time! — for zoe.
shining armor, accepting. / @antnbvll !
this was a trap. while the alarm in the building is blaring, there's another one going off inside her head. this wasn't right. they did this before - they tested her just to see what she would do only to knock her on her ass before she even reached the end of the hallway. whether they had considered that a failure or a success didn't matter much, the punishment afterwards was bad enough to have her hesitating now. she doesn't recognize him. she's never seen him before, she's sure. that was new. last time, it had been one of the scientists and he's definitely not a scientiest. the sirens that are causing a ringing in her ears are making it all the more convincing and yet all she does is stand in the middle of her cell. every single muscle in her body is tensed up as she stares him down.
he's not blocking the door. she could easily run past him right now and by god does she want to. so badly does she want to take the chance of freedom. it's all she's wanted for years but her fear has her frozen in place. you need to get out of here! go! i'll buy you some more time! urgency in his voice is allowing both doubts and hope to seep through the cracks. heart is pounding in her chest. bare feet take hesitant steps towards the busted door. she's ready for an attack at any moment though, braces herself for the impact of a punch or a tackle. instead, he's continuously looking left and right, seemingly checking for guards.
first step over the threshold and all of her is screaming for her to run. he's not stopping her, she needs to run now. take her chance while she has it, no matter the consequences should she turn out to be wrong. zoe takes a sharp left, starts a sprint that lasts merely a second. she knows this place like the back of her hand - the parts they allow her to know and the way out wasn't one of them. that wasn't the reason she stopped though. braids swing around as she turns to face him, about to address him with the same urgency. " they're going to kill you. " her warning follows. " come with me. "












