[ she's been disgraced. marked, stained, defaced. she's the most beautiful woman he's ever met, a hundred times over. the scent of her hair, her flesh against his - how can he go back? ]

At least you know that much. Maybe you're smarter than you look.

[ idiot. idiot. who else could adore him, seeing him like this? little daggers, etching i love you with every word. he reaches down, forces his hand past the waistband of her leggings - strokes at her, shockingly delicate for such wicked claws. ]

No one wants a filthy idol. Nobody else will take you now. [ i'll be by your side as long as you'd have me. ] You know that, right?