[ R hears the door open, and waits for the sound of a shut behind it. He looks up curiously, and the next second seems very long but exceedingly quick at the same time. Enjolras was lucky that he didn’t shut that door, or the assassin might not have caught. It might be his imagination or years of knowing what to listen for, but R swears he heard the distant click of the hammer pulled back from the human-shaped shadow that moved at the same moment R did in response to the metal grinding of the opening door. ]
GET DOWN.
[ The harsh cry of a disused voice startled both target and shooter enough that the sound of a silenced gunshot isn’t followed by the sound of pierced flesh. In a fluid movement, Grantaire pulls the pistol from the small of his back and aims it over the staircase at the shadow. A second, louder shot and R misses the head by centimeters but it’s enough to send the would-be killer running back into the darkness past the reach of the dim light of the lamp outside the theater. ]
i always carry our relationship it’s FINE
GET DOWN.
[ The harsh cry of a disused voice startled both target and shooter enough that the sound of a silenced gunshot isn’t followed by the sound of pierced flesh. In a fluid movement, Grantaire pulls the pistol from the small of his back and aims it over the staircase at the shadow. A second, louder shot and R misses the head by centimeters but it’s enough to send the would-be killer running back into the darkness past the reach of the dim light of the lamp outside the theater. ]