[ he could respond to that with words, but why bother? the pressure's hard enough that the discomfort is quickly turning into actual pain - damned if david isn't a lot stronger than evan's used to from survivors and always has been - but he can feel david starting to give way.
he works his fingers in a little deeper, trying to get him to let go not out of a return agony but because he can't focus. in truth part of evan wants to fight him to make him stop, but it won't work, here and now. this isn't a fistfight. isn't a brawl. beating him into submission would be more satisfying but it'd end this. maybe another day. maybe when he's a little less driven to get the rope involved.
until david has no other choice than to let up, he stays where he is, not willing to risk another crush, especially if there's still a risk it could hit his neck. the shrapnel and hooks can only do so much to protect him even from that. evan watches david, watches the fury, waits for it to break, just a little. ]
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he works his fingers in a little deeper, trying to get him to let go not out of a return agony but because he can't focus. in truth part of evan wants to fight him to make him stop, but it won't work, here and now. this isn't a fistfight. isn't a brawl. beating him into submission would be more satisfying but it'd end this. maybe another day. maybe when he's a little less driven to get the rope involved.
until david has no other choice than to let up, he stays where he is, not willing to risk another crush, especially if there's still a risk it could hit his neck. the shrapnel and hooks can only do so much to protect him even from that. evan watches david, watches the fury, waits for it to break, just a little. ]