[The light is blinding, and at first, Quatre doesn't understand entirely what he is seeing. His vision is swimming to begin with. It's hard to draw each breath, quiet gasps that leave pain shooting through him with every breath.
But he doesn't want to look away, wants to make sure that Naoki is okay because the glimpse that he caught of his friend in that moment before the bursts of light began. He sees the thing in front of him effective immolated and braces himself for the heat.
When it doesn't come, he's surprised somehow, trying to see through the dimming light, the settling chaos what just happened.]
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But he doesn't want to look away, wants to make sure that Naoki is okay because the glimpse that he caught of his friend in that moment before the bursts of light began. He sees the thing in front of him effective immolated and braces himself for the heat.
When it doesn't come, he's surprised somehow, trying to see through the dimming light, the settling chaos what just happened.]