[ At first, Era reacts as one might expect to a fist in one's side; a brief, protective curl around the point of impact, then quickly preparing to retaliate. It's midway through the motion of punching him in return that she falters quite suddenly, breath catching. She doubles over as much as one can when pressed between a man and a wall, face paling and eyes clenching shut, forehead firmly against Somnus' torso as she brings her hands up to her throbbing skull, fingertips digging into the skin against her temples.
She hisses between her teeth, pained and frustrated. A breath that sounds an awful lot like a very emphatic 'Godsdammnit, not now'. ]
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She hisses between her teeth, pained and frustrated. A breath that sounds an awful lot like a very emphatic 'Godsdammnit, not now'. ]