[the clatter of ascending footsteps pull Vincent's consciousness away from the haggard faces of hateful old women and back into the present once more. it hadn't been much of a rest, all things considered, but it was still the closest he'd gotten to sleeping in several hours, and he feels an immediate pang of displeasure at having been jarred out of it.
it's something that he doesn't take the time to ruminate on thanks to the source of the noise which had woken him. the strange trepidation with which he still couldn't help viewing the stairwell had never quite faded, and although he knows that some supernatural threat was all but impossible - well. everything became just a bit more possible when you were by yourself in a dark room.
instead of jolting upright with a curse or punch as he usually did, he remains horizontal as the steps slow and the sound of the doors opening waft through the lobby. with even breathing and his eyes still shut, it was impossible to uncover the ruse from such a distance. at least until -]
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it's something that he doesn't take the time to ruminate on thanks to the source of the noise which had woken him. the strange trepidation with which he still couldn't help viewing the stairwell had never quite faded, and although he knows that some supernatural threat was all but impossible - well. everything became just a bit more possible when you were by yourself in a dark room.
instead of jolting upright with a curse or punch as he usually did, he remains horizontal as the steps slow and the sound of the doors opening waft through the lobby. with even breathing and his eyes still shut, it was impossible to uncover the ruse from such a distance. at least until -]
So you're just going to wake me up and run off?