[ He doesn't stop looking back until he can see that look in his best friend's eyes, until he sees that nod. Otherwise he's not going to feel good about this - well, he's not going to feel good about this anyway, given it's the kind of situation where they literally have to run for their lives, but as long as he knows Nam Soon does have the determination to make this through too instead of resigning himself to a fate of sacrificing himself for Heung Soo's sake.. then he can feel a little better. Then he can run without being weighed down by that as well.
So the moment he sees that nod, he looks back, knowing that the big hall with that monster is right around the corner. If it's still all the way to the other side of the room they maybe have a chance, as long as it isn't too fast, as long as his knee doesn't give out.. there's a lot of "if"s about the situation, but he has to believe he can overcome those. He has to.
When they enter open space, when he knows they're in the monster's field of view, he throws caution to the wind and starts running. He doesn't doubt that thing is aggressive enough to just jump them no matter whether they walk or run, so he just goes all out, hoping they'll make it in time.
(It's almost funny despite the situation - as much as he always imagined it was some sort of soccer match when they had to run as fast as they could from angry store owners and the like when they were younger.. he can't even imagine thinking about that too. Visualising the goal being in the distance and running towards it, none of that is happening anymore - the thing that spurs himself on instead is the person running behind him, the way he can hear those quick footsteps fall right after his. Nam Soon is right at his back, and if he doesn't run with all his might, then he would be bringing his best friend into the worst kind of shit too. He can't do that. He could never - Nam Soon is too important to him for it.)
Still, it's not easy. Running itself isn't too hard, it's not the endurance that troubles him.. it's the fact that he can always feel a pang in his leg halfway through, like an electric shock shaking him up, and he grits his teeth and lets out a pained groan. Shit, of course this would happen, what did he expect with his bum leg.. it hurts like hell, but he doesn't stop running. Even if he'll have to run so much that his leg will fall right off after, he doesn't care. He can't stop now. They'll both die.
Heung Soo can hear the monster roaring in the distance. He runs, and his leg protests, and usually it's where he gives up since he knows it's not exactly a good idea to pressure his leg that much.. he can't now. As much as it hurts like hell, he has to keep going.
At least determination is enough to pull him through, and he practically slams against the big doors in the hall to get them open, a strange coolness of night air greeting him outside.. but he doesn't really care. He doesn't even bother to pay attention to the new surroundings - all he does is make sure the door swings open far enough to allow Nam Soon to follow him through them, make sure he can still hear those footsteps behind him even as they keep running, another street away and--
-- and that has to be enough. It has to be, because he really can't run any further, he's ran his leg until it's completely given out, and it's only thanks to his reflexes being fairly good despite the pain that he catches himself with his arms before he just falls face first on the ground outside. His leg feels like it's on fire, but at least he can't hear the monster anymore (is it still in that party hall?) and Nam Soon is..
He rolls around so he's lying on his back and can actually see, even if it comes with a groan. His head feels a little hazy, but he can at least definitely make out the shape of his best friend being right there. And honestly, that was his main concern even before even considering the pain he's in right now. The latter doesn't exactly help with getting actual words out, though. ]
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So the moment he sees that nod, he looks back, knowing that the big hall with that monster is right around the corner. If it's still all the way to the other side of the room they maybe have a chance, as long as it isn't too fast, as long as his knee doesn't give out.. there's a lot of "if"s about the situation, but he has to believe he can overcome those. He has to.
When they enter open space, when he knows they're in the monster's field of view, he throws caution to the wind and starts running. He doesn't doubt that thing is aggressive enough to just jump them no matter whether they walk or run, so he just goes all out, hoping they'll make it in time.
(It's almost funny despite the situation - as much as he always imagined it was some sort of soccer match when they had to run as fast as they could from angry store owners and the like when they were younger.. he can't even imagine thinking about that too. Visualising the goal being in the distance and running towards it, none of that is happening anymore - the thing that spurs himself on instead is the person running behind him, the way he can hear those quick footsteps fall right after his. Nam Soon is right at his back, and if he doesn't run with all his might, then he would be bringing his best friend into the worst kind of shit too. He can't do that. He could never - Nam Soon is too important to him for it.)
Still, it's not easy. Running itself isn't too hard, it's not the endurance that troubles him.. it's the fact that he can always feel a pang in his leg halfway through, like an electric shock shaking him up, and he grits his teeth and lets out a pained groan. Shit, of course this would happen, what did he expect with his bum leg.. it hurts like hell, but he doesn't stop running. Even if he'll have to run so much that his leg will fall right off after, he doesn't care. He can't stop now. They'll both die.
Heung Soo can hear the monster roaring in the distance. He runs, and his leg protests, and usually it's where he gives up since he knows it's not exactly a good idea to pressure his leg that much.. he can't now. As much as it hurts like hell, he has to keep going.
At least determination is enough to pull him through, and he practically slams against the big doors in the hall to get them open, a strange coolness of night air greeting him outside.. but he doesn't really care. He doesn't even bother to pay attention to the new surroundings - all he does is make sure the door swings open far enough to allow Nam Soon to follow him through them, make sure he can still hear those footsteps behind him even as they keep running, another street away and--
-- and that has to be enough. It has to be, because he really can't run any further, he's ran his leg until it's completely given out, and it's only thanks to his reflexes being fairly good despite the pain that he catches himself with his arms before he just falls face first on the ground outside. His leg feels like it's on fire, but at least he can't hear the monster anymore (is it still in that party hall?) and Nam Soon is..
He rolls around so he's lying on his back and can actually see, even if it comes with a groan. His head feels a little hazy, but he can at least definitely make out the shape of his best friend being right there. And honestly, that was his main concern even before even considering the pain he's in right now. The latter doesn't exactly help with getting actual words out, though. ]