[ He claws his way out of his chrysalis with deliberate but forceful movements, breath caught momentarily in his throat before it's expelled in a small bout of coughing, body shuddering as he lands on the cold ground.
There's a sheen of slime glistening across his skin and his hair is plastered to his face, but in the wake of everything that's happened - everything he remembers - he can't be assed to care about appearances in the here and now. Dimly, he can hear other noises echoing around him, the dull squelch of chrysali being torn apart and the faint trill of voices, but nothing registers until he feels the weight of something against his shoulder.
His reflexes are sluggish and his muscles weak, but he manages to wrap loose fingers around the other man's wrist, eyes narrowing as he focuses on the face that swims into view. ]
Get off me.
[ Wow, don't be an asshole, Eustace. Good thing he's about as threatening as a newborn baby right now. ]
rebirth.
There's a sheen of slime glistening across his skin and his hair is plastered to his face, but in the wake of everything that's happened - everything he remembers - he can't be assed to care about appearances in the here and now. Dimly, he can hear other noises echoing around him, the dull squelch of chrysali being torn apart and the faint trill of voices, but nothing registers until he feels the weight of something against his shoulder.
His reflexes are sluggish and his muscles weak, but he manages to wrap loose fingers around the other man's wrist, eyes narrowing as he focuses on the face that swims into view. ]
Get off me.
[ Wow, don't be an asshole, Eustace. Good thing he's about as threatening as a newborn baby right now. ]