[OOM] pack hunters
Jan. 23rd, 2015 08:13 pmNow, he's starting to delay.
It might be the dissipating effects of the norepinephrine release, his body becoming aware that the threat has passed, his heartbeat slowing, each act he follows grinding through his mind. The splash of water against the basin seems louder, lamplight reflections and shadows in the hallway blotting his vision again.
He hasn't slept, and it's beginning to slow him down. But Graham knows this isn't the only reason he's dragging his feet.
The coppery scent is gone, the sink's basin is pristine. It's still nearly a minute before he makes himself reach out, and turn the tap off.
It might be the dissipating effects of the norepinephrine release, his body becoming aware that the threat has passed, his heartbeat slowing, each act he follows grinding through his mind. The splash of water against the basin seems louder, lamplight reflections and shadows in the hallway blotting his vision again.
He hasn't slept, and it's beginning to slow him down. But Graham knows this isn't the only reason he's dragging his feet.
The coppery scent is gone, the sink's basin is pristine. It's still nearly a minute before he makes himself reach out, and turn the tap off.
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