[ the last time baein was knocked out in this way, he was comatose for half a week as his whole cybernetic system needed time to reboot. granted, he did turn back time then, stopped death, defied some measure of fate, even. this time, slowing down time was merely an accidental shocked reaction, like when you sneeze. it happens, and you can't really stop it. no, this time is different.
however the world is no less a thick, oppressive and dark void, but it's less muted as his sensors are still operating, though very slowly, sluggishly and numb. he's so tired, it's all he can do to try to listen, try to focus on anything but the searing and simmering agony along his spine, pulsating with every breath he believes he's taking. the rest of his body feels so far away when he can't move, can't even think straight. so instead he tries to zero in on the warmth of hunter's presence, and how it multiplies into two as someone else (sungki?) joins them.
he can't even hold on or protest as hunter starts to slip away, and cold panic washes over his mind because it feels wrong, like a part of him is fading away and he's slipping, tethering on an edge. last time, he could somehow feel jasper and daeshim there, a constant, comforting presence, but now— he barely notices someone returning before he drops a little further into the dark molasses of his mind.
waking up feels a little bit like being slammed back into his body with a suddenness that steals his breath away, and baein gasps, immediately wincing as the motion has zaps of pain lacing down his spine, and he squeezes his eyes shut with a low noise.
he can feel hunter's presence again, and it's also the first thing on his mind. the hacker shifts his head slightly to look around, though any movement has his sensors screech and he has to hitch on air, voice a little unsteady. ]
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however the world is no less a thick, oppressive and dark void, but it's less muted as his sensors are still operating, though very slowly, sluggishly and numb. he's so tired, it's all he can do to try to listen, try to focus on anything but the searing and simmering agony along his spine, pulsating with every breath he believes he's taking. the rest of his body feels so far away when he can't move, can't even think straight. so instead he tries to zero in on the warmth of hunter's presence, and how it multiplies into two as someone else (sungki?) joins them.
he can't even hold on or protest as hunter starts to slip away, and cold panic washes over his mind because it feels wrong, like a part of him is fading away and he's slipping, tethering on an edge. last time, he could somehow feel jasper and daeshim there, a constant, comforting presence, but now— he barely notices someone returning before he drops a little further into the dark molasses of his mind.
waking up feels a little bit like being slammed back into his body with a suddenness that steals his breath away, and baein gasps, immediately wincing as the motion has zaps of pain lacing down his spine, and he squeezes his eyes shut with a low noise.
he can feel hunter's presence again, and it's also the first thing on his mind. the hacker shifts his head slightly to look around, though any movement has his sensors screech and he has to hitch on air, voice a little unsteady. ]
Hunter—?