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He barrels into her so hard they stumble. He wraps his arms around her, curls around her like they can merge into each other if he just tries hard enough. Like he can protect her this time.
“Mike? What are you doing? Mike-”
El’s chin on his shoulder, her hands at his sides, giving a gentle but no less frantic push to detangle them.
Mike shakes his head, “Please don’t leave me El. Please don’t leave us. You can’t. You can’t.”
There’s a sob and he’s not sure if it’s his or hers, but it doesn’t matter. Mike only holds on tighter. El doesn’t move from the gate. So, Mike doesn’t either.
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Mike tries to save El. He's not the only one.