His breath was cut off before he could even rasp, and suddenly the beeping was right in his ear, the sound of his abused body trying to keep up, a warning he didn't need. His skin seemed to buzz, but then he decided no, that was the lights he was seeing now, dancing in a way the stars never did.
His eyes slid to Pike's, defiant and stupidly brave, like a dog trained not to know what a death grip feels like, lest it never get in the ring again.
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Date: 2010-01-20 08:11 pm (UTC)His eyes slid to Pike's, defiant and stupidly brave, like a dog trained not to know what a death grip feels like, lest it never get in the ring again.