[He sucks in a breath before complying - she can probably hear him, feel him breathing, maybe even the way the blood is thudding in his veins in a way that's almost painful. Just - all right. Lift his foot and place all his weight on her, counterbalance the pressure they're both applying on each other, even if it screams against every instinct, and then he's -
He's done it. It'd be fantastic if he could feel any sort of triumph for the maneuver, but all he's got available is exhaustion and a grim realization that they've only just started to make progress.]
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He's done it. It'd be fantastic if he could feel any sort of triumph for the maneuver, but all he's got available is exhaustion and a grim realization that they've only just started to make progress.]
Okay. Step one.