[ evan gets hold of himself just in time for david to descend. the metal jabs into his neck, and it's only because of the state of his skin that that first stab isn't a killing blow.
but it does draw blood, and it hurts like hell, and evan brings up a hand to try and stop him even as his whole body rebels against the idea of anything other than trying to recover. david lands another hit, and another. hard and strong enough to split the skin and dig into his neck, avoiding immediate death only by sheer luck. only the one arm is willing to respond right now, so he does the only thing he can and tries to tackle david.
there's not much force behind it. he's barely up off the ground. but he puts as much weight as he can into it, trying to get his good hand around david's, trying to wrench it and get him to hurt enough to drop the shrapnel even as it buries itself further into his throat. another few blows and he's going to be on his way out - unacceptable - but he doesn't die fast, or easy, and never has. ]
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but it does draw blood, and it hurts like hell, and evan brings up a hand to try and stop him even as his whole body rebels against the idea of anything other than trying to recover. david lands another hit, and another. hard and strong enough to split the skin and dig into his neck, avoiding immediate death only by sheer luck. only the one arm is willing to respond right now, so he does the only thing he can and tries to tackle david.
there's not much force behind it. he's barely up off the ground. but he puts as much weight as he can into it, trying to get his good hand around david's, trying to wrench it and get him to hurt enough to drop the shrapnel even as it buries itself further into his throat. another few blows and he's going to be on his way out - unacceptable - but he doesn't die fast, or easy, and never has. ]