“Ready,” Strange says, and it’s only after the confirmation that some part of him thinks oh shit am I actually ready?
Because this man might leap off buildings trusting the world to catch him, but being reckless with his own life feels easier than being reckless with Yseult’s —
But he doesn’t have time to get in his head about it, because the scoutmaster’s already launched into movement and so he squares his stance against the ground, knees slightly bent, watching the woman’s boots as she steps into the cradle of his palms. Right on cue, he straightens up and flings her in the right direction with a heave and grunt of effort, and a stab of pain in his hands that he ignores; but he’s done enough fitness conditioning in his years of sorcery that the throw is mostly true.
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Because this man might leap off buildings trusting the world to catch him, but being reckless with his own life feels easier than being reckless with Yseult’s —
But he doesn’t have time to get in his head about it, because the scoutmaster’s already launched into movement and so he squares his stance against the ground, knees slightly bent, watching the woman’s boots as she steps into the cradle of his palms. Right on cue, he straightens up and flings her in the right direction with a heave and grunt of effort, and a stab of pain in his hands that he ignores; but he’s done enough fitness conditioning in his years of sorcery that the throw is mostly true.