You should've read the fine print. How you elevate.
( But, he is not going to do the heavy lifting here. If Elton wants to be the sacrificial lamb, who is he to stop him. Now, this counts one more person he needs to try and save. Or, kill. Right now, he's leaning to kill. )
I can't move. And Elton here's reaching for the brass ring.
[About Elton. Not about him not being able to move. David glances to Elton, not a lot of love left for Ezra's ex who's opting to stab him in the back.]
Are you going to carry him in or what?
[Elton rolls his eyes, before gently retrigging those pressure points, and Ezra will feel all of those tense muscles relax, Elton catching him under one arm to keep him from falling forward and hurting himself. "Better?"]
[Resigned isn't the only thing in David's expressions. There are dark circles under his eyes and his skin is sallow. He doesn't look well, and he's been with his parents longer than most, other than Sierra.
Sierra's a bit luckier. She and Jaqueline had been able to lean on each other, after a point. But no matter how hard it had been, David had been glad that Ezra wasn't there to suffer with him.
But that was only going to hold out for so long, wasn't it?
He steps back, leaving the doorway open for both men to pass through.]
After you.
[And as the two men pass through, David closes the door behind them as they head into the belly of the beast.]
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( But, he is not going to do the heavy lifting here. If Elton wants to be the sacrificial lamb, who is he to stop him. Now, this counts one more person he needs to try and save. Or, kill. Right now, he's leaning to kill. )
I can't move. And Elton here's reaching for the brass ring.
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[About Elton. Not about him not being able to move. David glances to Elton, not a lot of love left for Ezra's ex who's opting to stab him in the back.]
Are you going to carry him in or what?
[Elton rolls his eyes, before gently retrigging those pressure points, and Ezra will feel all of those tense muscles relax, Elton catching him under one arm to keep him from falling forward and hurting himself. "Better?"]
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( The room is spelled and Ezra only looks like he's feeling a little weak and getting help from his ex-boyfriend.
He pushes through the muscle atrophy, one step at a time. He's too weak to push, to fight, as resigned as his husband looks. )
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Sierra's a bit luckier. She and Jaqueline had been able to lean on each other, after a point. But no matter how hard it had been, David had been glad that Ezra wasn't there to suffer with him.
But that was only going to hold out for so long, wasn't it?
He steps back, leaving the doorway open for both men to pass through.]
After you.
[And as the two men pass through, David closes the door behind them as they head into the belly of the beast.]