[Time...certainly did slow. Rolling over and over, each movement taking what felt like a lifetime -
and yet, it wasn't long enough before he felt them fall off of the path, into empty, wet air.
Automatically, he grabbed - managing to catch onto the ledge with his right arm, while something grabbed onto his left, his mind still muddled with pain, unable to realize what it was in that moment.
And then, like a flash of light - the haze cleared, and he stared down at Sherlock hanging onto him, holding onto that injured arm -]
Hhgh-!!
[The pain was intense, but - no.
Though he had come to finish this, in this moment - he couldn't. Staring at those green eyes, even if he was a criminal, even if he was the Beast -
he was still-!!]
Ah...hagh...!!
[He tries to haul himself up with just his right arm - but there's too much weight, too much pain, and he can't keep his grip forever.]
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and yet, it wasn't long enough before he felt them fall off of the path, into empty, wet air.
Automatically, he grabbed - managing to catch onto the ledge with his right arm, while something grabbed onto his left, his mind still muddled with pain, unable to realize what it was in that moment.
And then, like a flash of light - the haze cleared, and he stared down at Sherlock hanging onto him, holding onto that injured arm -]
Hhgh-!!
[The pain was intense, but - no.
Though he had come to finish this, in this moment - he couldn't. Staring at those green eyes, even if he was a criminal, even if he was the Beast -
he was still-!!]
Ah...hagh...!!
[He tries to haul himself up with just his right arm - but there's too much weight, too much pain, and he can't keep his grip forever.]
...Sher....lock...! C-climb up...! Before I...!!