There's a long moment where River still tries to kick, to squirm and pant and fight.
But there's words and voice and face and someone else, so she settles, still panicked panting shaking. Even with the superhuman strength, she can't help but think of Simon, a second of thinking this might be home.
"They come inside," and her voice is keening between gasps, "with blood-- With it and falling..."
When she looks up it's not Simon's face. It's Stefan's and it's Taxon and it's all wrong.
Her hands go up as her face crumples, covering Stefan's and pushing weakly.
i try to sleep, they're wide awake, they won't let me alone;
But there's words and voice and face and someone else, so she settles, still panicked panting shaking. Even with the superhuman strength, she can't help but think of Simon, a second of thinking this might be home.
"They come inside," and her voice is keening between gasps, "with blood-- With it and falling..."
When she looks up it's not Simon's face. It's Stefan's and it's Taxon and it's all wrong.
Her hands go up as her face crumples, covering Stefan's and pushing weakly.
"Aren't him. You aren't."