@sereniss ✦ CONTINUED
before his trusty pistol even has the chance to EVAPORATE into a cloud of crystalized smoke around his palm, a streak of unmistakable bright red darts past him. ❝ i ------ ❞ is all he gets out as he turns around himself, almost TRIPPING over his own feet, to watch her retreating back making a mad dash for the crow’s nest in all its UNDERWHELMING glory. how she finds the energy to sprint after a long afternoon of bounty hunting in the sweltering desert sun is a MYSTERY. but then comes the promise of a well-deserved dessert and ... well maybe he’s not THAT exhausted after all. ❝ hey ----- best two outta three! ❞
somehow his aching limbs find the power to carry him down the hillside, wind rushing past his ears & slapping him in the face, cool against the DAMPNESS that’s collected on his brow bone. it’s almost a refreshing sensation ... until he comes to a SKIDDING stop in front of their destination & immediately realizes how impossible it is to take a decent breath in this SUFFOCATING heat.
❝ man, oh man, ❞ he wheezes. ❝ i think i need two desserts after that ... ❞












