Shaun was holding on so tightly that Blake probably could have let go entirely and his death-grip would have held. He tried to take deep breaths to calm himself down, too big to hyperventilate on, but he just ended up choking on his own inhale and coughing miserably into Blake's neck.
Susie and Calvin followed worriedly behind Blake. Calvin grabbed onto McNulty's wool and climbed up astride him despite the sheep's protests, because he would get left in the dust otherwise on his tiny baby legs.
Being back out in the cold sent a shock through Shaun's wet, bedraggled limbs, and his fingers still tingled like his skin was stretched too tightly, like all of his muscles were pulled too taut.
Still, he heard every word Blake said,and it stung like a knife that it was comforting.
"dnsybdwrds," he mumbled incoherently into Blake's neck, in less of a tone that threatened a meltdown and more one that was just almost given up.
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Susie and Calvin followed worriedly behind Blake. Calvin grabbed onto McNulty's wool and climbed up astride him despite the sheep's protests, because he would get left in the dust otherwise on his tiny baby legs.
Being back out in the cold sent a shock through Shaun's wet, bedraggled limbs, and his fingers still tingled like his skin was stretched too tightly, like all of his muscles were pulled too taut.
Still, he heard every word Blake said,and it stung like a knife that it was comforting.
"dnsybdwrds," he mumbled incoherently into Blake's neck, in less of a tone that threatened a meltdown and more one that was just almost given up.