[ he stills in his exploration with his hand on Charles's back over the metal and thinks, not for the first time, of how easy it would be to hurt him. it's not a temptation, precisely; it's like standing on the edge of a cliff and knowing you could go over with just a step, that the most insignificant action can have devastating consequences, the power and terror of it. the only difference is that it's already happened. ]
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[ he stills in his exploration with his hand on Charles's back over the metal and thinks, not for the first time, of how easy it would be to hurt him. it's not a temptation, precisely; it's like standing on the edge of a cliff and knowing you could go over with just a step, that the most insignificant action can have devastating consequences, the power and terror of it. the only difference is that it's already happened. ]