[ Blake's got the vigor of youth at his disposal, but also the folly. He still believes in a great many things, up to and including the idea that anyone can be saved — that everyone can be saved, in fact. That it's his job to do everything in his power to do that because anything less would be practically heinous. ]
Look at me. Hey!
[ He's not giving up. Leaning further down, practically halfway into the hold, he strains the one arm gripping the edge, legs splayed out behind him and boot tip grinding into gravel for purchase. ]
We're gonna get you out, okay?
[ It reads like a promise, but as the fire burns in his muscles and his insides twist with anguish, he can feel his own despair standing over his shoulder. It's a shadow, larger than life, eclipsing the bright white light with its nefarious presence, looming over the figure still stretching into the void.
For maybe the first time, Dean can see the face of the person reaching out for him. He's relatively fresh-faced and young, but tired well beyond his years. He's been here at this spot for months reaching into the darkness for those lost souls. Now it seems he might be at risk of joining them. ]
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Look at me. Hey!
[ He's not giving up. Leaning further down, practically halfway into the hold, he strains the one arm gripping the edge, legs splayed out behind him and boot tip grinding into gravel for purchase. ]
We're gonna get you out, okay?
[ It reads like a promise, but as the fire burns in his muscles and his insides twist with anguish, he can feel his own despair standing over his shoulder. It's a shadow, larger than life, eclipsing the bright white light with its nefarious presence, looming over the figure still stretching into the void.
For maybe the first time, Dean can see the face of the person reaching out for him. He's relatively fresh-faced and young, but tired well beyond his years. He's been here at this spot for months reaching into the darkness for those lost souls. Now it seems he might be at risk of joining them. ]