[if he were gladio, he would probably have been able to slam the door open and get on with the show. as things are, he is merely prompto, and will have to make do with waiting a couple more seconds in anticipation for the will-they won't-they.]
[soon enough -- the door slides open, the frantic face of a woman roused from sleep and inked with fear, color draining from her, hazel eyes as frantic as the shaking she's just about managing to keep in check. in front of her, a pre-teen, and in her arms a babe that sleeps soundly despite the noise; it's starting to fuss, though, and prompto feels a sense of elation but dread, at the same time.]
Is this everyone?
Yes. My boyfriend works graveyard shift. What's-
There's no time to explain. [prompto urges, holstering his gun and tugging them out of the apartment, out the hallway, where the elevator waits for them.] Get in the elevator, quick!
[the footsteps are closer. he stays close just in case the stairwell's door bursts open, trusting that x'rhun is close by, too. the boy glances at the girl in the corner of the elevator, looking more alarmed by the second, but his mother maintains perfect calm despite the circumstances, her hold on her baby tight.]
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[soon enough -- the door slides open, the frantic face of a woman roused from sleep and inked with fear, color draining from her, hazel eyes as frantic as the shaking she's just about managing to keep in check. in front of her, a pre-teen, and in her arms a babe that sleeps soundly despite the noise; it's starting to fuss, though, and prompto feels a sense of elation but dread, at the same time.]
Is this everyone?
Yes. My boyfriend works graveyard shift. What's-
There's no time to explain. [prompto urges, holstering his gun and tugging them out of the apartment, out the hallway, where the elevator waits for them.] Get in the elevator, quick!
[the footsteps are closer. he stays close just in case the stairwell's door bursts open, trusting that x'rhun is close by, too. the boy glances at the girl in the corner of the elevator, looking more alarmed by the second, but his mother maintains perfect calm despite the circumstances, her hold on her baby tight.]