"I won't," he mumbled, his voice suddenly lacking the heat and edge that he normal carried when responding to the other man, at least when he was so irritable. It was the please that was startlingly kind that finally coaxed him back from the frustration making the pressure inside of his head build. Chase did care, on some level. Or Labyrinthite did. Not in a way he really wanted, but it was.. something.
"I don't have the energy to overdo it, I swear."
The hand grasping the starseed rose to his lips as Chase turned toward the door and he drew it past them with a deep breath, letting the surge of energy overwhelm him.
He'd change when Chase left and then, finally, pass out and forget about it all.
Nuxaz
