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anthypants in theskytides

the fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dress

Jan 14, 2010 18:45

Characters: Anthy, Penny, Shinji
Content: After the fight with Kensei, Shinji makes his way back to the ship alone, to the infirmary where Anthy is
Setting: 4423 Infirmary
Time: During Long Night
Warnings: Mention of blood, angst

( until I wrap myself inside your arms I cannot rest )

shinji hirako, anthy himemiya, penelo galbana

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pharaohking January 15 2010, 02:55:11 UTC

The air was cold.

Or, maybe, it wasn't the air that was cold, but every extremity, every breath-- every thought. Positivity and cynicism battled viciously, flickering from determination to acceptance of the dawning death Shinji was going to face if he didn't reach the 4423 within the hour, as his body reminded him. Slowly, but surely, he could feel that warm wetness drip down his arm to his elbow, curving around and creeping down his forearm. His vision had doubled, shifting back and forth between clear and blurry.

And his heart felt heavy in his chest, as though it weighed significantly more than that morning, before he woke up and knew today would be unlike any other day that week. It felt wrong. Once in a while, he had to stop to make sure it was still beating, transferring what blood hadn't seeped out of his cut to the rest of his aching body. He felt like a malfunctioning machine with slashed wires, every drop of electricity fading until eventually, it could function no longer ( ... )

anthypants January 15 2010, 02:58:42 UTC

Finally, Anthy lay still in the darkness. Just don’t think about anything, she begged herself. Please don’t think about anything anymore, I don’t think I can bear it. I’m so lonely! How can I bear this alone, there isn’t anyone else, except there was, and I killed her, I stabbed her, I’m wretched, so wretched, if I’d only tried harder but his eyes his eyes were on me and my head filled up like lead or honey and then I was walking and walking and walking and I know it must have been me because I held her, I held on to her like an embrace while the sword ran right through her body. I had to do it. I needed my arms around her ( ... )

pharaohking January 15 2010, 03:06:48 UTC

Extreme exhaustion was creeping up on Shinji the moment his foot touched the deck of the 4423. It felt surreal, somehow. As though he wasn't meant to come back, and now that he'd finally arrived, his head began to swim horribly. This felt like a dream. Some nightmare he couldn't shake himself from. But he knew it wasn't. Every little bit of this was real, and if he pinched himself, the only thing he'd feel was pain-- if that could even top the dull ache of his wrist. It hung loosely at his side, pressed against his hip so that any further movement wouldn't jostle it. He'd tried holding it on the way back, but found it hurt even more that way, having something restrain it like that ( ... )

anthypants January 15 2010, 03:11:00 UTC

When Anthy heard the noise at the door her eyes snapped open and reflexively sought the source. It wasn’t because she was expecting him, or even looking for him, it was because despite her attempts to relax she was still incredibly wound up, despite the calm face she had presented to Penny. When she actually saw him, there was a moment where she just stared at him, wide eyed. He looked like some nightmare apparition painted in the doorway by her disturbed mind, not like a real person or a real event or something that was actually happening in her life ( ... )

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