[Henry wished he could close his ears to it, choking breaths the only motion he could make, even that much straining against the control he was locked in.
He was desperate to stop it, to keep Ryan from hurting, to stop that horrible noise he was making. Above everything else, he didn't want to hear it, wanted to hide from what he was doing, it was all his fault--
So the shadows comply, in their way, with that wish. Darkness wraps around Ryan's throat, though it's more like the jaws of a beast than the more familiar collar. It holds and begins to compress. It would stop him. With blunt fangs that crush against his throat, it would keep him quiet.]
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He was desperate to stop it, to keep Ryan from hurting, to stop that horrible noise he was making. Above everything else, he didn't want to hear it, wanted to hide from what he was doing, it was all his fault--
So the shadows comply, in their way, with that wish. Darkness wraps around Ryan's throat, though it's more like the jaws of a beast than the more familiar collar. It holds and begins to compress. It would stop him. With blunt fangs that crush against his throat, it would keep him quiet.]