He mistakes the twisting for pulling away entirely, tries to latch on a little tighter to prevent him from leaving, only to realize he’s just trying to face the door.
Face it down. That’s what Raju intends to do, it’s so plain to him now in his body language, the movement, the defiant yet frightened watch over their door. Crozier refuses to think of that thing bursting through the door and annihilating his friend first, but that’s exactly what will happen. Raju will be devoured first, then himself, their corpses found just like this, frozen in fear for all eternity.
It’s cowardly to hide behind someone, not a noble death at all, but what choice does he have now? He can barely move for the terror, and the only bit of strength he does muster is to drop his head into the nape of Raju’s neck. The trembling is even more obvious that way; he’ll hate himself for this later, but for now all he can do is stay stuck like a terrified statue, clinging to a younger man who fought through to be defiant to the end.
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He mistakes the twisting for pulling away entirely, tries to latch on a little tighter to prevent him from leaving, only to realize he’s just trying to face the door.
Face it down. That’s what Raju intends to do, it’s so plain to him now in his body language, the movement, the defiant yet frightened watch over their door. Crozier refuses to think of that thing bursting through the door and annihilating his friend first, but that’s exactly what will happen. Raju will be devoured first, then himself, their corpses found just like this, frozen in fear for all eternity.
It’s cowardly to hide behind someone, not a noble death at all, but what choice does he have now? He can barely move for the terror, and the only bit of strength he does muster is to drop his head into the nape of Raju’s neck. The trembling is even more obvious that way; he’ll hate himself for this later, but for now all he can do is stay stuck like a terrified statue, clinging to a younger man who fought through to be defiant to the end.