[Panic grips him. He wonders, faintly, if this is how his victims felt before they signed their pacts. He tries to tell himself that it's nowhere near as binding, but he knows it's not true. He's tied himself here, not just to Stephen, but to the girls in the other rooms. He bears the weight of responsibility for their lives, and that's something he'll never be able to shake.
His voice... wobbles for a moment.]
I will be waiting for you on the other side of the frozen pines We're gonna find a way through, there's another light beyond this lie
[And then he swallows the fear. He is Mephisto, the only demon allowed to terrorize the souls here. The Phantom, the Beetle man, they can all be damned. He'll give everything he has to keep them alive, even if it meant his very last breath.
Leveraging the grip he has on Stephen's finger, he tugs his hand forward far enough to catch hold of the other man's wrist. It's this that he uses to tug his body forward, so their foreheads are pressed together. He gives Stephen a moment to resist, to shy away, before he angles his head for a kiss.
Not a deal, a promise. Not a taunt, but a declaration.]
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His voice... wobbles for a moment.]
I will be waiting for you on the other side of the frozen pines
We're gonna find a way through, there's another light beyond this lie
[And then he swallows the fear. He is Mephisto, the only demon allowed to terrorize the souls here. The Phantom, the Beetle man, they can all be damned. He'll give everything he has to keep them alive, even if it meant his very last breath.
Leveraging the grip he has on Stephen's finger, he tugs his hand forward far enough to catch hold of the other man's wrist. It's this that he uses to tug his body forward, so their foreheads are pressed together. He gives Stephen a moment to resist, to shy away, before he angles his head for a kiss.
Not a deal, a promise. Not a taunt, but a declaration.]