9. Maw

The world opens up in a yawn, with the sky. She drops from it, hit right on the spine. Hurts a bit like the treadmill two hours too long, but the steady, too-warm body under hers blocks out the scream. Not breathing.

Her wife is not breathing, still can't bleed, what if she's dying, where are the Digimon, what if-

A wheeze of cold air drops her from her stupor. "Hey," she wheezes. "I'm okay."

Akiho almost cries,but then she can't because everything, including breathing, hurts.

She passes out instead and it's almost worse because they are so vulnerable.