#this is like my first time writiing tw's so if u think i need to tweak them lmk!!

[shutup-andletme-go]

a Race in the Refuge (working on the title i promise...) snippet for all of you to enjoy on this lovely saturday afternoon (or whatever time and day it is where you live :))

tw the Refuge, claustrophobia, and mention of beating

Race hadn’t done anything wrong. And now here he was, trapped in solitary at the Refuge. It was somehow worse than he remembered. Not enough room to sit comfortably, no light, not even a window, just a slim crack at the very top of the wall letting some air flow in. The skittery feeling that accompanied the Refuge for Race clambered over his skin, settling like a cold sweat. His fingers twitched and he screwed his hands into balls, digging raggedy fingernails into his palms. 

Above him, he heard a crack and then a scream. He forced a breath in. And out. Just like Les had taught him, the first time the younger boy had found Race curled up in an alleyway sobbing silently. Another crack and scream. His chest got tighter and his breaths became shallower. The feeling of worry that came when he was in small spaces grew and a few wet droplets slid down his cheek. 

He pressed his palms into the cold stone floor. In. And out. Again. Race forced himself to breathe. Forced himself to notice what he could hear, and touch, and smell.

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also a couple of tags @eponine-thenadier & @draigthedragon bc u seem like u want to read it! (lmk if u dont wanna be tagged! - or other people if youd like me to tag you)

#this is like my first time writiing tw's so if u think i need to tweak them lmk!! #race in the refuge fic #finch posts #ASKS IDEAS CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM <<these things are all so very very welcome you would make my day #racetrack higgins #newsies