[He's certainly trying not to let her get close, but she's moving he is stepping back but he's going to run out of room to step back eventually. He follows the movement of her hand without thinking and--
Merlin, this isn't good.]
You could try. [The words - bravado - come out without thought even as he continues to edge away from her. The noise at the foot of the wall is a distraction and a warning all at once, of what might await him should she catch up with him, but one look at her tells him that despite his years of quidditch she could easily outpace him on foot.
He does turn, and he does run, but the door down from the wall proves more difficult to open than it was when he stepped up here and he's sure it's doing it on purpose.]
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Merlin, this isn't good.]
You could try. [The words - bravado - come out without thought even as he continues to edge away from her. The noise at the foot of the wall is a distraction and a warning all at once, of what might await him should she catch up with him, but one look at her tells him that despite his years of quidditch she could easily outpace him on foot.
He does turn, and he does run, but the door down from the wall proves more difficult to open than it was when he stepped up here and he's sure it's doing it on purpose.]
Come on-- come on, just open already--...