[ the pull on his waders makes him snarl into the half-fight, half-kiss, and his grip buries tighter into david's shirt. when david breaks it off, he watches him, teeth bared -
and then their skulls connect and for a second he's blindsided. doesn't let go of david completely, but only takes one step back to keep himself in place.
through the surprise of it david's words cut bright and clear, like glass or flying metal. soft touch. it reminds him of his own thoughts: getting soft. if even the survivors can see it, if even he can't get a handle on himself enough to let his rage carry him like he has for his entire fucking life, then what the fuck is he even doing?
for a second the real rage is back on his face - just a flicker of it, enough that david'll know he hit something but not long enough to suggest this is about to go bad again. then he lets go and winds back his right hand, aiming a fist for david's skull.
except it's a feint, his left hand curling into a fist to aim straight for david's gut. the intent is one hit, hard enough to wind him, knock him senseless for just long enough for evan to turn him around and slam him facefirst over the worktable. ]
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and then their skulls connect and for a second he's blindsided. doesn't let go of david completely, but only takes one step back to keep himself in place.
through the surprise of it david's words cut bright and clear, like glass or flying metal. soft touch. it reminds him of his own thoughts: getting soft. if even the survivors can see it, if even he can't get a handle on himself enough to let his rage carry him like he has for his entire fucking life, then what the fuck is he even doing?
for a second the real rage is back on his face - just a flicker of it, enough that david'll know he hit something but not long enough to suggest this is about to go bad again. then he lets go and winds back his right hand, aiming a fist for david's skull.
except it's a feint, his left hand curling into a fist to aim straight for david's gut. the intent is one hit, hard enough to wind him, knock him senseless for just long enough for evan to turn him around and slam him facefirst over the worktable. ]