ᶤ ᶠᵉᵉˡ ˡᶤᵏᵉ ᶤ'ᵐ ᵈʳᵒʷᶰᶤᶰᵍˑ

[♠] |    His head, shaven with precision, salt & blond sandpaper is now mottled with blood. He could feel the SURGING strain in his neck as his head hung forward; the burning sting of metal digging into his wrists is a sensation all too FAMILIAR.  As familiar as the taste of iron in his mouth, the dull throb in his limbs, the pounding in his head as he lifts it with effort toward her voice. Lizzie. 

Even now as he swallows in effort to stave off that wretched taste, ( oh but of course, he should be used to blood and bile by now ) he seems almost bored, as if the shackles are but a mildly irritating inconvenience. In no rush to respond he takes calm stock of where they are, never quite showing sign of struggle, regardless of the occasional clench of his jaw, until he finally deigns her with any acknowledgement.  ❝ Elizabeth… ❞ The hoarse sound that emits from his throat sounds foreign even to himself.

’ where ---- where are we? ‘  she realizes the ridiculous nature of her question AFTER it’s already been said. but naturally, when confronted with a problem; she goes to reddington. the man who knows everything. or, at least seems to. & whether she likes to admit it or not, she trusts his instincts. especially in situations such as this, situations he MUST be familiar with in one way or the other. but she, not so much. different from he, who seems to be somewhat calm, she is in a PANIC. she pulls & she pulls, blood trickling down milky white flesh as the restraints pierce her skin. the pain is sharp, but overshadowed by the fear in her heart. her chest, is heavy .. her limbs like bricks. even if she somehow managed to set herself free, there would be no way she’d be able to pull herself up into a standing position, let alone run.

liz tends to be impulsive at times, despite her best efforts. & though she’s grown slightly more calculated with her ctions, times like these bring out her true nature.

           still pulling at the shackles, her breathing becomes increasingly more uneven. she’s dizzy from the pain & her head is pounding.