There were a lot of things Reno expected, but being barreled over by his wisp of a (ex)boyfriend wasn't one of them. The only reason he even turned around was because against his will it had become reflex to get excited at the sound of that awkward voice. Like Pavlov's bell, there was some sudden eagerness there despite the anger and hurt. Those too blue-green eyes shifted, caught sight of bright green and snapped open before the world rippled around them both like water.
Fear instantly gripped Reno, erasing all the anger as his arms wrapped tight around Maki and craushed the younger man against his chest.
"DON'T LOOK!" he practically screamed over the rush of sound around them, light blasting a blinding array on them as he tried to right himself for the oncoming fall. The portal spit him out over a short cliff drop - only 6 or 7 meters - and nothing to someone like him, but it could have been absolutely devastating and certainly bone-breaking for Makishima. All he concerned himself with was making sure the younger man wouldn't be grievously injured. If that meant a few cuts, scrapes and dents for himself, that was fine.
Everything broke apart then rushed back together again in an instant for them both. One moment they were stumbling back towards a wall in evening England, the next they were tilting back, gravity changing directions and they were falling through the air to land extremely heavily on dusty red desert in the height of noon. Reno slammed into the ground on his back with a pained cry, the air punched clean out of his lungs and his head cracking against hard, crack dirt. He wheezed, gasping weakly for air, but didn't dare let go of Makishima until he was sure the fall had been absorbed and the other man could get up safely.
Safe being purely subjective since Reno knew for a fact that the desert outside Midgar was absolutely swarming with dangerous creatures. He didn't even have time to worry about the explanation. He needed to get up and get them on the move immediately, but everything hurt so freakin' bad! Saving lives was always so much harder than wrecking them, damn.
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Fear instantly gripped Reno, erasing all the anger as his arms wrapped tight around Maki and craushed the younger man against his chest.
"DON'T LOOK!" he practically screamed over the rush of sound around them, light blasting a blinding array on them as he tried to right himself for the oncoming fall. The portal spit him out over a short cliff drop - only 6 or 7 meters - and nothing to someone like him, but it could have been absolutely devastating and certainly bone-breaking for Makishima. All he concerned himself with was making sure the younger man wouldn't be grievously injured. If that meant a few cuts, scrapes and dents for himself, that was fine.
Everything broke apart then rushed back together again in an instant for them both. One moment they were stumbling back towards a wall in evening England, the next they were tilting back, gravity changing directions and they were falling through the air to land extremely heavily on dusty red desert in the height of noon. Reno slammed into the ground on his back with a pained cry, the air punched clean out of his lungs and his head cracking against hard, crack dirt. He wheezed, gasping weakly for air, but didn't dare let go of Makishima until he was sure the fall had been absorbed and the other man could get up safely.
Safe being purely subjective since Reno knew for a fact that the desert outside Midgar was absolutely swarming with dangerous creatures. He didn't even have time to worry about the explanation. He needed to get up and get them on the move immediately, but everything hurt so freakin' bad! Saving lives was always so much harder than wrecking them, damn.