[ jayce barks his words in return, but rather than angry, he just sounds as desperate as he looks as he watches the hexcore's touch eat up what remained of viktor's human skin. that— that's not supposed to happen, none of this is supposed to happen—
he's not supposed to be whithering away, either.
when viktor drops, it's the last straw for jayce. he drops with him, whincing painfully as his own knee takes the brunt of his fall, hooking both arms under viktor's to help secure him before shuffling his legs in a way where they could kick out and handle having viktor in his arms. he doesn't keep put as he does this; jayce moves a hand to viktor's favor while one has him bound under the shoulders, prying his shirt away with the same desperation, quickening his breathing and his words: ]
I've always left you when you needed me most— I'm never, doing that again— [ he promised. he promised so many things within a singular, encompassing vow that he would not fail viktor again. but the more he tries to help, ] I'm right here, I-I'm—
[ he doesn't know what to do. he doesn't know what's happening—]
vibrating in my seat chanting Bug
[ jayce barks his words in return, but rather than angry, he just sounds as desperate as he looks as he watches the hexcore's touch eat up what remained of viktor's human skin. that— that's not supposed to happen, none of this is supposed to happen—
he's not supposed to be whithering away, either.
when viktor drops, it's the last straw for jayce. he drops with him, whincing painfully as his own knee takes the brunt of his fall, hooking both arms under viktor's to help secure him before shuffling his legs in a way where they could kick out and handle having viktor in his arms. he doesn't keep put as he does this; jayce moves a hand to viktor's favor while one has him bound under the shoulders, prying his shirt away with the same desperation, quickening his breathing and his words: ]
I've always left you when you needed me most— I'm never, doing that again— [ he promised. he promised so many things within a singular, encompassing vow that he would not fail viktor again. but the more he tries to help, ] I'm right here, I-I'm—
[ he doesn't know what to do. he doesn't know what's happening—]