[ The rest of the rooftop's grown wild in their absence, but everything around the door's clear. The hacked-up plants on the concrete around the doorway give a hint as to how they ended up with that good fortune.
He's currently walking away from the door when she comes through, but the sound of her voice makes him freeze. There she is, small and straightbacked and living, unbloodied, and he's walking toward her before he realizes it. The same's true when he stops a few steps away from her, like he can't quite bring himself to close the space between them entirely. His throat aches--just looking at her, he's pretty sure he must've tried swallowing gravel before she showed up--but he manages to say ]
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He's currently walking away from the door when she comes through, but the sound of her voice makes him freeze. There she is, small and straightbacked and living, unbloodied, and he's walking toward her before he realizes it. The same's true when he stops a few steps away from her, like he can't quite bring himself to close the space between them entirely. His throat aches--just looking at her, he's pretty sure he must've tried swallowing gravel before she showed up--but he manages to say ]
Hey.