@havensought ( continued ).
“ … over my dead body, ” he hisses.
blood streaks down his face, the swelling on his right eye already impairing his ability to see through it, but the blood leaving his head injury worsens it considerably. though dizzy && fairly out of it altogether, the desire, the determination, to get Cecil at LEAST out of this situation alive has a powerful clarity that won’t be weakened.
the akuma are near, but not right up their ass yet— Cloud can use that to his advantage, he knows he can. so without further thought on the matter, he grits his teeth && even though it is painful, he acts now to lift Cecil into his arms, his intention to carry him out of the danger zone more important than himself being alive past just that.
“ we’re getting out of here, ” the blonde growls, shaking his head, “ don’t you dare give up, kid- not yet. ”
Cecil grunts at the other’s refusal , having expected nothing less but still agitated by the other’s selfless determination . It’s stupid to drag Cecil along , Cecil knows it ---- Why doesn’t Cloud ?
The younger Exorcist is worn out , exhausted by the continuous usage of his Innocence’s summoning ability , bloodied and bruised and incapable of properly walking after an earlier misstep . He huffs at Cloud’s attempt to lift him , both men too impaired to properly succeed . Instead , Cecil ends up heavily leaning against the other , face contorted into a pained expression and hand gripping Cloud’s shoulder tightly .
❛ C -- Cloud , come on . I’ll -- You won’t stand a chance hauling me around -- I’m exhausted , man . I can hardly use my Innocence anymore and -- Just go , it’ll be fine, I’ll be right behind you ! ❜
What is he saying ? Cecil doesn’t want to stay here for another seconds , he wants to get the hell out of here , frightened by the monsters they are fighting and his own inability to defend or attack . The last thing he wants is to be left behind and yet ---- He cannot endanger Cloud any longer . He refuses to .
