[he lands not far away, heavy and hard enough to knock the wind out of him for a minute. but he was moving, driven by the scent of blood and the sound of a frantically beating heart – not his own, hers.
it's only when his hand curls on her shoulder, his head dipped down to her face, when he sees her – sees her as a human would, a thing he...perhaps never was.
but it rattles him down to his bones and stops his breath in horror.
again.
it's happened again.
his mouth, still hanging open with expectation, works a little, teeth scraping against each other until the feeling causes him to shudder.
he backs away, reeling, falling over on his rear-end, scooting away, growing more and more panicked. no, no, no...
he turns and crawls away until he finds his feet, running, bolting.
no subject
it's only when his hand curls on her shoulder, his head dipped down to her face, when he sees her – sees her as a human would, a thing he...perhaps never was.
but it rattles him down to his bones and stops his breath in horror.
again.
it's happened again.
his mouth, still hanging open with expectation, works a little, teeth scraping against each other until the feeling causes him to shudder.
he backs away, reeling, falling over on his rear-end, scooting away, growing more and more panicked. no, no, no...
he turns and crawls away until he finds his feet, running, bolting.
NO!]