And then pain flares in his right leg as the jaws of one hound start to close on it. Ghostly teeth that shouldn't exist, much less be sharp enough to hurt, cut through flesh--
But before the injury can jump from unpleasant to dangerous, magic rains ice down on the beasts. With an indistinct howl, they both fade back from Archer, and he stumbles slightly, more from surprise than pain (he's felt so much worse, after all). He knows he should say something bold and arrogant as he turns to face the horde of spirits, but he can't--he can't even turn to face them at all. He's too busy staring at Rin's face.
She's not supposed to look like that. That's an expression Saber might have worn, not the girl he's supposed to protect. She's beautiful like this and it worries him that he thinks so.
At the last moment, he unfreezes enough to jump to the side. He moves, and he tries to stamp out the sudden impulse he has that maybe it would be all right to fight side by side with her when she's like this, as a partner and not a Servant.
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And then pain flares in his right leg as the jaws of one hound start to close on it. Ghostly teeth that shouldn't exist, much less be sharp enough to hurt, cut through flesh--
But before the injury can jump from unpleasant to dangerous, magic rains ice down on the beasts. With an indistinct howl, they both fade back from Archer, and he stumbles slightly, more from surprise than pain (he's felt so much worse, after all). He knows he should say something bold and arrogant as he turns to face the horde of spirits, but he can't--he can't even turn to face them at all. He's too busy staring at Rin's face.
She's not supposed to look like that. That's an expression Saber might have worn, not the girl he's supposed to protect. She's beautiful like this and it worries him that he thinks so.
At the last moment, he unfreezes enough to jump to the side. He moves, and he tries to stamp out the sudden impulse he has that maybe it would be all right to fight side by side with her when she's like this, as a partner and not a Servant.