Ouch...
Without a Trace just punched me in the gut. With one of Akihiko's spiked gauntlets, none the less. The worst (in a good way...?) episodes are always the ones where there's really no bad guys involved, just good people in bad situations who don't know what else to do. Makes me wanna write, but I'm dead tired and I don't know what good'll come of it. Either way, I wanted to put up something, so here's a snippet of something from this big, sprawling, monster of of thing I'm working on.
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The first time he kissed her she broke his nose. Just like that. She didn't give him a warning, she didn't listen for an explanation; she just caught him right in the nose with the heel of her palm and Terry dropped to the floor.
"Jesus, what is wrong with you!" he spat out, his eyes wide and disoriented. There was blood in his mouth and running down his chin, slipping between his fingers as he clutched at his nose.
The girl didn't answer, staring down at him with wide eyes and her jaw set tight. Her hands were pressed against her thighs, but Terry saw them shake, just a little, before she noticed and curled her fingers up into fists.
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My sleep schedules a right mess at the moment, but at least I'm getting something out of it, right?
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The first time he kissed her she broke his nose. Just like that. She didn't give him a warning, she didn't listen for an explanation; she just caught him right in the nose with the heel of her palm and Terry dropped to the floor.
"Jesus, what is wrong with you!" he spat out, his eyes wide and disoriented. There was blood in his mouth and running down his chin, slipping between his fingers as he clutched at his nose.
The girl didn't answer, staring down at him with wide eyes and her jaw set tight. Her hands were pressed against her thighs, but Terry saw them shake, just a little, before she noticed and curled her fingers up into fists.
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My sleep schedules a right mess at the moment, but at least I'm getting something out of it, right?