#halfichors

she doesn’t think    before she sprints ,      out of her little hiding corner ,    and straight into buffy .     the full force of the collision isn’t even enough to make the slayer stagger backwards .      “    buffy !     you’re really here .        you’re here ...     ”    overflowing with relief ,    she’s  finally  able to release that breath that’d been held captive in her lungs for too long  -  it comes out shaky and loaded .     “     i thought i was going crazy ...     everything was fine and then ---      then ...    ”     then they were everywhere ,       and it felt like her head was about to explode .        “    are you okay?    did you get hurt??   ”