 Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese
... To be honest, it was probably a good job that Maxie had such a firm grasp on his hand in return, because the moment some of the pink gizmo army turned their gazes to the Hufflepuffs, Aaron wanted to bolt. And his hand immediately released the other boy's, fight of flight reflex fully engaged. BUT... frantic running, whilst probably peeing himself, would've brought more attention than his rude stomach had.
The strong urge was there, though. He had much more living left to do. It wasn't his time to die..... And yeah, he was trembling some. It couldn't be helped, but he tried to steel himself for the younger kid. He'd noticed that the stuttering had worsened. Not that Aaron blamed him. He was terrified himself.
".... It's okay... I'm okay, and you're okay. I won't leave you." He retook the hand, and pulled Maxie closer. Because the small pink creatures were allowing themselves to be herded into metal cages, and Aaron couldn't help but feel like that was too easy of a solution. He wasn't one for "the other shoe will drop", but... He was scared, okay? His brain was supplying worse, and WORSE outcomes. And he'd heard stories of what had happened to his cousin at this very school not that long ago.
.... But the latches had been thrown, and the creatures were.... sealed away? How strong were those cages? What if they got hungry again and began fighting to break free?
"...... Will those actually hold?" He found himself speaking up, his voice remarkable steady despite the shivering.
__________________ We live in cities you'll never see onscreen..._______________________________________________
So very pretty, and we sure know how to run things..._______________________________
Livin' in ruins of a palace, within our dreams...____________
We're on each other's team._____
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