Summary: Things never go as planned when Hira'niafan is involved, and Koth should really know better by now.
For Fictober19 and Whumptober19
Prompt: Fictober "Listen. No, really, listen." Whumptober "Pinned Down."
Word Count: 336
Rated: T
Corellia
Industrial District
Koth had never been rough with a woman before. He just wasn't that kind of a guy, but he'd also never run through the backed-up sewers of a planet while being chased by giant rodents before, either. "Do you know where you're going?"
"Who's the better navigator, here?" Hirani shot back as she ducked a duracrete foundation without warning Koth to do the same. He narrowly missed braining himself.
Something skittered to the left, and Koth heard the sound of metal scraping dirt. They were gaining, but he couldn't get a bearing on where while Hirani wheezed like she was about to keel over. "Hey, slow down."
Hirani glanced over her shoulder, pink lekku sliding free as she laughed. "Can't keep up?"
"Listen," Koth hissed, then put on a burst of speed to wrap his arms around Hirani from behind and pinned her to the wall. She cursed, so Koth slapped his hand over her mouth. "No, really, listen." Her nostrils flared with anger, and he ignored it.
Steadily, the sounds grew until Hirani stopped breathing altogether. Chattering echoed off the walls, making it impossible to pinpoint where it was coming from. He still had Hirani sandwiched between his body and the wall, lost in the effort to figure out where the attack would originate. Then the hollow thumps of paws against dirt passed, and Koth let out a long breath.
Pain stabbed through Koth's hand with such intensity that he swore and jerked back, wondering what hellish creature had taken him. "You deserved that," Hirani snipped, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
Koth blinked at his girlfriend through the gloom. He really shouldn't be surprised. "I was trying to help."
"Well, next time, don't." Hirani flipped one lekku over her shoulder and sashayed back the way they'd come. Koth made a choking gesture after her, then sucked on his sore palm. He wouldn't ask if Twi'lek carried any specific diseases that he should be vaccinated for. No man was that brave.
