[panic builds and threatens to compel her to try and breathe, even when she knows full well it'd just hurry her doom in a most painful manner. even so, with her chest burning and all her will set against instinct, she can't fight it forever.
the dull movement above her snags at some of her hair; the pull at her scalp is a confusing pain that prompts her focus up, and trying to tilt her head is all she can do before enough of the sand is swept aside. for a brief second, there's a release of pressure and--]
Guh-!!
[air! but a breath too many and she can taste sand; she clamps her eyes and mouth shut before panic overrides and makes her gasp and flounder futilely.]
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the dull movement above her snags at some of her hair; the pull at her scalp is a confusing pain that prompts her focus up, and trying to tilt her head is all she can do before enough of the sand is swept aside. for a brief second, there's a release of pressure and--]
Guh-!!
[air! but a breath too many and she can taste sand; she clamps her eyes and mouth shut before panic overrides and makes her gasp and flounder futilely.]