If he'd had the presence of mind, he would have been counting down the time till they would stop for the day. But after the first round or two... was it two now? Alec was numbed out. Manticore had ways of making you not care.... So it was no surprise that when everything stopped, all he could do was stare blankly at the ceiling.
It was the feeling of being curled up in pure warmth that had him blinking his eyes and finally focusing. Bodies. There were bodies on the floor. It nearly made him laugh in a sick disturbed way. When had his mind gone over that ledge? But then he saw the still living and breathing body pressed against him.
Finding his mobility, he slid one hand up to press against the warm chest. The frantic heart beat had him slowly tipping his head up. "Ben?" His voice cracked a little... hoarse and stripped from screaming. But the furrow of his brow gave away the burning in his eyes. The glassiness came from unshed tears as his fingers coiled in his shirt. "What... what are you doing here?" What if they caught him?
Everything hurt like they'd cut into every nerve ending in his body, but he still found the presence of mind to turn his head and look around. Make sure his twin was safe... A shaking breath was taken as he turned back to his brother and pushed his face into his neck, arms curling tightly about his waist. "Ben..."
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Date: 2011-01-11 04:39 am (UTC)It was the feeling of being curled up in pure warmth that had him blinking his eyes and finally focusing. Bodies. There were bodies on the floor. It nearly made him laugh in a sick disturbed way. When had his mind gone over that ledge? But then he saw the still living and breathing body pressed against him.
Finding his mobility, he slid one hand up to press against the warm chest. The frantic heart beat had him slowly tipping his head up. "Ben?" His voice cracked a little... hoarse and stripped from screaming. But the furrow of his brow gave away the burning in his eyes. The glassiness came from unshed tears as his fingers coiled in his shirt. "What... what are you doing here?" What if they caught him?
Everything hurt like they'd cut into every nerve ending in his body, but he still found the presence of mind to turn his head and look around. Make sure his twin was safe... A shaking breath was taken as he turned back to his brother and pushed his face into his neck, arms curling tightly about his waist. "Ben..."