Prompt: All he wanted was to see her smile one more time.
Pairing: Thorne x Cress
His legs burned and his lungs screamed for air. He had to get back to the safe house. Immediately. If only he could make it there in time, then he could give her the help she needed. He knew the lunar guards were not far behind him, though. He had a small lead, but it was taking everything he had to stay ahead of them.
Thorne cradled her in his arms and tried to talk to her to keep her awake, but sometimes his voice just came out as a gasp. Cress' eyes were closed, but she still grasped her hand around his pinky—a sign that she was holding on. He pushed forward, trying not to think about the grip loosening. He rounded a corner a bit too roughly, and Cress' face scrunched up in pain. It almost debilitated him. All he wanted was to see her smile one more time.
"Don't worry," he said. "We're almost there. Just stay awake with me, okay? I'm going to get you there." He set his jaw. "I'm going to be your hero."
Cress believed in him, didn't she? She always had. He would save her. She was going to be fine. They were going to be fine.
He clutched her closer to him."I love you, Cress. I love you. I love you. I love you." He repeated it over and over as much as he could between breaths. "I love you so much."
A tiny squeeze of his pinky gave him the strength he needed to continue running.