@JiroRamen
"Did you know, the first time I saw you, I thought: I've never seen anything more cap- tivating and beautiful?"
"Why are you telling me this?" Ryuka said miserably.
"I saw you, and I wanted to be close to you. I wanted you to let me in. I wanted to know you in a way no one else did. I wanted you, all of you. That wanting nearly drove me mad." Mark paused, inhaling softly, as though breathing me in. "And now that I have you, the only thing that terrifies me is having to go back to that place.
"Did you know, the first time I saw you, I thought: I've never seen anything more cap- tivating and beautiful?"
"Why are you telling me this?" Ryuka said miserably.
"I saw you, and I wanted to be close to you. I wanted you to let me in. I wanted to know you in a way no one else did. I wanted you, all of you. That wanting nearly drove me mad." Mark paused, inhaling softly, as though breathing me in. "And now that I have you, the only thing that terrifies me is having to go back to that place.