X-23 (
cutting_edgex23
) wrote
2013-06-11 12:34 am (UTC)
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"
Okay
," X says, swallowing hard.
She's got one word back. And Elle's name.
It is a start.
And in order to keep moving --
X matches her breathing to Elle's. Inhale.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Eventually she is able to sheathe the claws on her feet.
Then in her hands.
Only then does she collapse backwards, drawing her legs up to protect her ribcage, cheek pressing down hard on her upraised knees.
Her eyes are still red. But it is fading.
Slowly.
This, too, counts as a victory. Even if it does not feel like one.
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no subject
She's got one word back. And Elle's name.
It is a start.
And in order to keep moving --
X matches her breathing to Elle's. Inhale.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Eventually she is able to sheathe the claws on her feet.
Then in her hands.
Only then does she collapse backwards, drawing her legs up to protect her ribcage, cheek pressing down hard on her upraised knees.
Her eyes are still red. But it is fading.
Slowly.
This, too, counts as a victory. Even if it does not feel like one.