The silhouette is undeniable, though how it manages to make Jay's wiry shape in any way intimidating is really beyond him. Maybe it's the yellow glint through the fogging whiteness, like a spotlight about to light the pair of them up in a halation of gold. Tim hisses between his teeth at the sting and burn at his elbow, cradling it up against his chest, but only manages to get himself half upright to his knees.
Doesn't it?
"It's okay to need help," he manages. "It's okay to need help. That doesn't mean you're gonna get locked up. You won't, I - "
"I won't let you!" the shadow says, its voice high-pitched and mocking as it closes in at their left. Hemming them in. No easy way out. "Isn't that sweet of him? Isn't that just like him? He won't let you get locked away. Like he has any say in it! Pretending that you're not dangerous. Pretending that you wouldn't have ki͔̥̟̜ḽ̵̼̭̠͕̙̱ḽ̵e͚̘̳͚̜͈d̷͉͕ ̘̭͈̲̹̝́h̰̺̰͔̩͜i͉͝m͉͎͠ if he hadn't stopped you."
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The silhouette is undeniable, though how it manages to make Jay's wiry shape in any way intimidating is really beyond him. Maybe it's the yellow glint through the fogging whiteness, like a spotlight about to light the pair of them up in a halation of gold. Tim hisses between his teeth at the sting and burn at his elbow, cradling it up against his chest, but only manages to get himself half upright to his knees.
Doesn't it?
"It's okay to need help," he manages. "It's okay to need help. That doesn't mean you're gonna get locked up. You won't, I - "
"I won't let you!" the shadow says, its voice high-pitched and mocking as it closes in at their left. Hemming them in. No easy way out. "Isn't that sweet of him? Isn't that just like him? He won't let you get locked away. Like he has any say in it! Pretending that you're not dangerous. Pretending that you wouldn't have ki͔̥̟̜ḽ̵̼̭̠͕̙̱ḽ̵e͚̘̳͚̜͈d̷͉͕ ̘̭͈̲̹̝́h̰̺̰͔̩͜i͉͝m͉͎͠ if he hadn't stopped you."