[His head felt like it was caught in a vice grip, his cheek like it had been split wide open with a razor. The hand he'd thrown down to support his weight blistered and burned, and the arm that Vincent had captured seemed to pulse beneath the other teen's grip when it shifted in nature. He was not in a good state. Nevertheless, he didn't shake off his companion.
Something had taken hold of the other boy. Kit recognized that vacant-eyed look of alarm and pain. He knew what came with it, the unwelcome parade of visions and feelings, none of which belonged to them, but all of which seemed to belong to someone with their face. It was as awful as it was exhilarating.
But without a way to tell who was responsible, or what, Kit maintained their only chance was to play by the unspoken rules in place. By doing so, they could isolate loopholes and effectively outsmart their quarry and prevail. It was the only way.
The hand upon Vincent's mouth moved to his shoulder, and with his burned hand moving toward the opposite, he was better able to support his companion from taking any unplanned dives toward the scene of their little ritual.]
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Something had taken hold of the other boy. Kit recognized that vacant-eyed look of alarm and pain. He knew what came with it, the unwelcome parade of visions and feelings, none of which belonged to them, but all of which seemed to belong to someone with their face. It was as awful as it was exhilarating.
But without a way to tell who was responsible, or what, Kit maintained their only chance was to play by the unspoken rules in place. By doing so, they could isolate loopholes and effectively outsmart their quarry and prevail. It was the only way.
The hand upon Vincent's mouth moved to his shoulder, and with his burned hand moving toward the opposite, he was better able to support his companion from taking any unplanned dives toward the scene of their little ritual.]
Take a deep breath.
[Cool your head.]