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the string of questions made her head swim momentarily. brows furrowed、blinking rapidly as she tried to focus to answer .. 𝑎͟𝑛͟𝑑 successfully get into stiles’ car.
when she finally did she exhaled heavily、𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 »
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" o k a y . " frantic with his steps , quickly guiding her to his jeep .
" please try not to pass out . at least not until we get you to the nearest hospital ? or - I mean , can you heal ? are you healing ?
another question - where did you +
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𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋. ( for now ).
〝 i … was in the desert〞 she murmured、the words barely audible—like admitting it out loud made it more real.〝 with the skinwalkers.〞
if her face wasn’t already flushed from exhaustion、she’s certain it »
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she gripped his arm、grounding herself.
though never one to want other’s to worry、especially about her、she forces out a dry chuckle.
〝 lead the way. i promise not to pass out until we 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 reach the jeep.〞
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the second his hands met her shoulders、it was like all the adrenaline drained from her body.
her knees went weak.
kira blinked hard、trying to focus on his face.〝 i—yeah、〞 she said、barely above a whisper. 〝 i can walk. 〞 »
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he didn't waste any time in running up to her , arms extending to get a grip of her shoulder , bending down slightly to meet her gaze . scanning her features .
" right , okay . let's get you some water +
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it 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 that way as well、because── well、 she kinda just did. 〝 st──〞 cue another slight cough、 〝 stiles.〞
brushing sand from her hair, she managed a shaky smile.〝 i’m okay. just needed a dramatic entrance. 〞
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covered head to toe in desert sand、eyes wide and watering、 coughing up a cloud of dust …then、a tentative wave to the 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓── this… 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 .ᐣ
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