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Yᴜᴊɪɴ Mɪᴋᴏᴛᴏʙᴀ 🌸 御琴羽 悠仁 ([personal profile] softshoes) wrote in [community profile] ximilialog 2023-08-05 07:15 am (UTC)

[Yujin ignores him-- and the snap, especially-- in favor of pushing forward in that same direction. There is too much ground left to cover. The day is already growing short: if they're stuck out here, they're surely going to freeze to death once it gets dark. Explaining himself any further will expend precious willpower, and for what? To give Jake a bit of context, only to hurt himself that much more?

But he can't hold out forever. Borne down by exhaustion, the sudden sincerity in Jake's voice, he finally stops abruptly when Jake pulls him back.

By now, the fire in him has died down. All he is is tired. He doesn't turn, nor does he have it in him to snap at Jake again. Instead, he states lamely:
]

All right.

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