[there might've been afterward, but as he's pressing, fighting through the faint painful throb, he's almost certain he heard something, is instantly distracted by glancing around at their surroundings.
whatever it was didn't sound close enough to be down here with them and the fact wei wuxian's moving toward the stairs means he's inclined to believe the same.
so, follow he does, close on his heels though not hinderingly in the vicinity. silent too (surprising no one, he pays close attention to details), then once they've reached the doorway, sizhui presses himself out of the way against the wall behind them while wei wuxian peeks out into the hall. even from where he's standing, the humming is steadily getting louder, has him wondering what could possibly make a noise like that—
then the warning comes shortly thereafter and well, sizhui's listening for the most part, aside from slipping out into the corridor. before he's given the chance to advance further, the unknown assailant slams against the door with a force like he's never seen, the noise an assault on his ears.
it's instinctively that he reaches to cup his ears, stopping mid-way through once it dawns on him he maybe should listen. the momentary barrier they've been provided won't last long, but sizhui also won't waste what little it gives them.] Okay! [he calls back, doing an about-face and sprinting for the aforementioned back door.
both hands clutch the doorknob once he's there, twist frantically, though to no avail. disheartening as that is, it's nothing they can't get through, right?] It most certainly is!
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whatever it was didn't sound close enough to be down here with them and the fact wei wuxian's moving toward the stairs means he's inclined to believe the same.
so, follow he does, close on his heels though not hinderingly in the vicinity. silent too (surprising no one, he pays close attention to details), then once they've reached the doorway, sizhui presses himself out of the way against the wall behind them while wei wuxian peeks out into the hall. even from where he's standing, the humming is steadily getting louder, has him wondering what could possibly make a noise like that—
then the warning comes shortly thereafter and well, sizhui's listening for the most part, aside from slipping out into the corridor. before he's given the chance to advance further, the unknown assailant slams against the door with a force like he's never seen, the noise an assault on his ears.
it's instinctively that he reaches to cup his ears, stopping mid-way through once it dawns on him he maybe should listen. the momentary barrier they've been provided won't last long, but sizhui also won't waste what little it gives them.] Okay! [he calls back, doing an about-face and sprinting for the aforementioned back door.
both hands clutch the doorknob once he's there, twist frantically, though to no avail. disheartening as that is, it's nothing they can't get through, right?] It most certainly is!