Evil would be easy. [Not that he ever expected to say that. He would have taken Tamatoa over the blood cricket, though.] Desperate, that's something else. Scared too.
[A large hand drifted toward his neck, grasping at a phantom pain as if that could make it go away. Parrying a massive ball of lava was somehow less painful than a kiss from a flame.]
Just. Take care of yourself. And... listen to other people. Ask for help.
[If he'd done that, he might have made it out alive.
Whatever bitterness remained, though, quickly seemed to dissipate. He perked up at the sound of Lefou's name, while his heart seemed to pound just a little harder.]
You've seen him? [His brows pulled together.] He's not there, is he? [And then another pause, long enough for a hot knife of regret to plunge into his gut.
He hadn't said it before. He'd nearly forgot to say it now.]
Yeah, yeah. Tell Shortstack I love him too. And that I'll be waiting for him. [And then another thoughtful pause.] There's some other people you should tell that to, if you can. Little blonde girl, and a white haired woman.
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[A large hand drifted toward his neck, grasping at a phantom pain as if that could make it go away. Parrying a massive ball of lava was somehow less painful than a kiss from a flame.]
Just. Take care of yourself. And... listen to other people. Ask for help.
[If he'd done that, he might have made it out alive.
Whatever bitterness remained, though, quickly seemed to dissipate. He perked up at the sound of Lefou's name, while his heart seemed to pound just a little harder.]
You've seen him? [His brows pulled together.] He's not there, is he? [And then another pause, long enough for a hot knife of regret to plunge into his gut.
He hadn't said it before. He'd nearly forgot to say it now.]
Yeah, yeah. Tell Shortstack I love him too. And that I'll be waiting for him. [And then another thoughtful pause.] There's some other people you should tell that to, if you can. Little blonde girl, and a white haired woman.