if she falls, she's not going to have the time to throw another line out. if her anchor breaks —
(she thinks about a bleak world, red skies, black rock, and clint begging her. she made her choice, but falling always drops the bottom out of your stomach no matter how well you're prepared for it.)
so, she'll put her life in the hands of a near-stranger. rogers would. did, with sam. and she knows balthier at least a little better than that.
so, she looks up at the anchor, calculates the amount of momentum she'll need. swings her legs to get her started. something above her creaks, and she grits her teeth. the pipe's going to give, it's just a matter of when.
it happens at the apex of her next swing, she feels the line go slack and hears the distant screams of metal clashing against metal, she lets go of the cuff on instinct and lets the momentum carry her.
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if she falls, she's not going to have the time to throw another line out. if her anchor breaks —
(she thinks about a bleak world, red skies, black rock, and clint begging her. she made her choice, but falling always drops the bottom out of your stomach no matter how well you're prepared for it.)
so, she'll put her life in the hands of a near-stranger. rogers would. did, with sam. and she knows balthier at least a little better than that.
so, she looks up at the anchor, calculates the amount of momentum she'll need. swings her legs to get her started. something above her creaks, and she grits her teeth. the pipe's going to give, it's just a matter of when.
it happens at the apex of her next swing, she feels the line go slack and hears the distant screams of metal clashing against metal, she lets go of the cuff on instinct and lets the momentum carry her.
trust is a funny thing. ）