(Lucretia flinches and doubles the fuck down, layering a ward over the top of her broken globe, bringing shield of faith back for a repeat performance. Why is it so loud? Her heart is thudding in her ears. Are the two of them still there outside of all of this? Maybe they've both gone and it's just her and whatever is breaking her magic to pieces, taking it apart–)
Taako, (she says. Trust Loki to actually make her use the stupid fucking safe word. She has her fingers in her ears.
It works. The sounds start to die off and Lucretia blinks, glancing up. The darkness has broken. Her globe is absolutely fine. She's warded to the fucking teeth and standing in the exact same place and Loki and Taako are both there, looking at her. She lowers her hands and brushes imaginary dust off, swallowing her panic. All protections still present dissolve immediately.)
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Taako, (she says. Trust Loki to actually make her use the stupid fucking safe word. She has her fingers in her ears.
It works. The sounds start to die off and Lucretia blinks, glancing up. The darkness has broken. Her globe is absolutely fine. She's warded to the fucking teeth and standing in the exact same place and Loki and Taako are both there, looking at her. She lowers her hands and brushes imaginary dust off, swallowing her panic. All protections still present dissolve immediately.)
... Right.