[The cost, as it were, isn't on Yujin's mind at all. Isn't it worth the cost, anyway, to play these odds together-- to seize whatever impossible, out-of-time thing they could have, before their chance has long gone? Yujin has let enough years, and enough potential, pass him by; Stephen won't be another if he can help it.
So when Yujin anticipates Stephen closing the gap between them, he moves with him readily. The man's fingers finally interlace with his own; Stephen's hand, capable of spellwork Yujin knows he can scarcely conceive of, rests warm against his cheek.
But just when he parts his lips, Stephen's moved away to whisper in his ear instead.]
W-wait-- [he stammers, blinking back his surprise, but it's too late. In an instant, where Stephen was standing is now only open, empty air.
Damn sorcerors. But turnabout, he supposes, is fair play. Yujin stares, bewildered, at the space once occupied by Stephen Strange and brings his hand to his lower lip-- thinking hard, willing the tempo of his heartbeat slower. Then he presses his lips together, shakes his head, and turns on his heel. He'll really have to get to that island now, if only to finish what they've started here.
For now, however, he has a first mate to find, and a letter to pass along.]
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So when Yujin anticipates Stephen closing the gap between them, he moves with him readily. The man's fingers finally interlace with his own; Stephen's hand, capable of spellwork Yujin knows he can scarcely conceive of, rests warm against his cheek.
But just when he parts his lips, Stephen's moved away to whisper in his ear instead.]
W-wait-- [he stammers, blinking back his surprise, but it's too late. In an instant, where Stephen was standing is now only open, empty air.
Damn sorcerors. But turnabout, he supposes, is fair play. Yujin stares, bewildered, at the space once occupied by Stephen Strange and brings his hand to his lower lip-- thinking hard, willing the tempo of his heartbeat slower. Then he presses his lips together, shakes his head, and turns on his heel. He'll really have to get to that island now, if only to finish what they've started here.
For now, however, he has a first mate to find, and a letter to pass along.]