Ranboo is silent as he kneels beside her body-- he's so much bigger than her. He could've overpowered her without it turning into this if Dirk had let him. The thought strikes before Ranboo can stop it, can even really pause to consider it, but once it lands it causes another fresh sting of guilt and horror over what he's about to do now.
It's too late. No one in this room can back out of this at this point, not with Dirk at the helm-- and he is certainly at the helm, whether Ranboo would choose that or not.
Ranboo reaches out to hold her, the warmth of her still somewhat-living body making his stomach turn; he brushes her hair where it's fallen from its neat business bun away from her neck, likely being a bit more gentle than Dirk would like, exposing her neck for him and, still gently, holding her hair in place above her head. Ranboo's gentle nature is involuntary-- his mind still registers what he's handling as a person.
They try to angle their arms out of Dirk's way, hopefully succeeding. They don't look at Dirk. He actually closes his eyes, features tightening with a quiet kind of dread for what's about to happen.
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Date: 2024-08-03 05:44 pm (UTC)It's too late. No one in this room can back out of this at this point, not with Dirk at the helm-- and he is certainly at the helm, whether Ranboo would choose that or not.
Ranboo reaches out to hold her, the warmth of her still somewhat-living body making his stomach turn; he brushes her hair where it's fallen from its neat business bun away from her neck, likely being a bit more gentle than Dirk would like, exposing her neck for him and, still gently, holding her hair in place above her head. Ranboo's gentle nature is involuntary-- his mind still registers what he's handling as a person.
They try to angle their arms out of Dirk's way, hopefully succeeding. They don't look at Dirk. He actually closes his eyes, features tightening with a quiet kind of dread for what's about to happen.