[ she takes a sharp intake of breath as the scales spread over his body, she can follow the transformation with her eyes, and it's both oddly fascinating and terrifying. ]
What's happening to you? [ and she looks into his eyes, and she must be seeing things (she has to be) because they're reflecting gold; and that can't be right because-- this has to be some sort of nightmare.
she squeezes her eyes shut and reopens them, and jackson's still contorted in front of her, looking more reptilian every second.
it's then that his words register, she's the one who should be frightened. maybe jackson didn't murder a number of their classmates, but the creature he's turning into--
dully, it occurs to her that she should run while she still can, but it's as if she's rooted in place. ]
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What's happening to you? [ and she looks into his eyes, and she must be seeing things (she has to be) because they're reflecting gold; and that can't be right because-- this has to be some sort of nightmare.
she squeezes her eyes shut and reopens them, and jackson's still contorted in front of her, looking more reptilian every second.
it's then that his words register, she's the one who should be frightened. maybe jackson didn't murder a number of their classmates, but the creature he's turning into--
dully, it occurs to her that she should run while she still can, but it's as if she's rooted in place. ]