[the good news is that the Aiden-shadow goes down, two knives in the back not something Damien or the Void or whatever thinks it should be able to survive. it dissipates in a spatter of shadows, each fragment of it shooting off to join bigger, more literal shadows, though Damien misses that. for a moment, then, he doesn't understand why there aren't bullets whizzing by his head anymore, and then he chances a glance back]
[Cole is there, Aiden is not, and he stops immediately, deflates on a shuddered breath out. he closes his eyes for a moment, his relief so heavy it's made him dizzy, and then, when he recovers, tries to pull together a smile for Cole. it comes off as unsteady. he's still unsteady]
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[Cole is there, Aiden is not, and he stops immediately, deflates on a shuddered breath out. he closes his eyes for a moment, his relief so heavy it's made him dizzy, and then, when he recovers, tries to pull together a smile for Cole. it comes off as unsteady. he's still unsteady]
I owe you.