[ The dark wisps feel like ice, cold and unforgiving. Feeling the way they feed on her warmth, she actually withdraws her hand from his face, alarmed, like she doesn't know if it's a good thing or not. If she might be hurting him.
She wipes at her face with her kimono sleeve, the unsettling combination of blood, water, and sweat overwhelming her for a brief moment. Then she stands up, doing her best to position herself behind him.
. . . She'll carry his whole body inside if she has to. She doesn't care how impossible it is for her. Luckily though, she spots Yujin at their door coming up behind her. ]
Dad! [ Any semblance of formality is gone, leaving only a scared and desperate little girl. When is even the last time she called him something other than 'father'? ] Dad, please. Help me.
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She wipes at her face with her kimono sleeve, the unsettling combination of blood, water, and sweat overwhelming her for a brief moment. Then she stands up, doing her best to position herself behind him.
. . . She'll carry his whole body inside if she has to. She doesn't care how impossible it is for her. Luckily though, she spots Yujin at their door coming up behind her. ]
Dad! [ Any semblance of formality is gone, leaving only a scared and desperate little girl. When is even the last time she called him something other than 'father'? ] Dad, please. Help me.
[ Help me help him. ]