bloodalwaystells: Hrm (sidelong)
bloodalwaystells ([personal profile] bloodalwaystells) wrote in [community profile] apocalypsehowcomm 2021-11-18 03:37 am (UTC)

It would be rude to just ignore the door, and Jaeger feels that it's important to answer, even if he's not sure exactly what's going to happen when he opens it.

There's a dull, lingering ache in the back of his head, a memory of...what had happened? The brightness of flood lamps, a slaughterhouse stink, a moment of searing pain. Blackness, then his own bed.

Had that been it? Or had it been something else? The tightening noose of wire, the ever-weakening struggles until there was only the cold ground, total numbness and the fading light.

He shakes his head as if he could shake away the images, and puts his mug down. It's only a few steps to the door, and deft fingers undo the deadbolt and latch.

It's a familiar face on the doorstep, and Jaeger blinks slowly, mystified. It's not what he was expecting ("Easterbrook sends his regards.") and it takes a moment to process that.

"Yelena?"

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