The fire blazes high, chasing away the cold and fear with a vengeful roar. Even as it grows dim, winter pressing harsh around them again, he waits. He shifts from one leg to another, starting to get antsy and stiff from standing still and exposed for so long in the cold. All the while his body won't move, eyes fixed dead on the fire's center until spots dance in his vision.
He waits until it's barely smoldering, mentally nudging the ashes into a flurry, casting them out onto the snow. Tetsuo digs, and continues digging, until he confirms for himself there is nothing left.]
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The fire blazes high, chasing away the cold and fear with a vengeful roar. Even as it grows dim, winter pressing harsh around them again, he waits. He shifts from one leg to another, starting to get antsy and stiff from standing still and exposed for so long in the cold. All the while his body won't move, eyes fixed dead on the fire's center until spots dance in his vision.
He waits until it's barely smoldering, mentally nudging the ashes into a flurry, casting them out onto the snow. Tetsuo digs, and continues digging, until he confirms for himself there is nothing left.]