[ he lets her cling to him for as long as she feels she needs to, just as before. he can feel her heart pound against his clothes, his own slowly steadying out until it's a bass beat below the way hers races. maybe it's all of the things they've each seen and been through separately, but he thinks it's fucked up that anyone could calm down after seeing that, especially someone so young. they stay like that for a long time, frank couldn't say how long; and he really doesn't care. nothing truly registers until she's trying to tug him away.
frank straightens up, stumbling once before getting his feet under him properly -- his legs numb from staying down. but if she wants to go, he'll go. it has to be better than passively watching this horror show. hand held in hers, he goes with her away from all the others without so much as a glance back. ]
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frank straightens up, stumbling once before getting his feet under him properly -- his legs numb from staying down. but if she wants to go, he'll go. it has to be better than passively watching this horror show. hand held in hers, he goes with her away from all the others without so much as a glance back. ]