[ Jinn put his hands around the ring on his neck, legs splayed out as he leaned forward to be positioned vaguely in the space between them- only lingering a little above that spot. ]
[ He squeezed it, squeezed it as hard as he could- flinching while letting out a pained whine. ]
[ What do you think you're doing? ]
I want out.. Please- it's-...
[ Drool dribbled out of Jinn's mouth- hot and searing his tongue- mixed with stomach acid, he huffed and gasped- agony filling every nerve. He wailed once more- blacking out and instantly returning to consciousness. He died again. ]
[ Want out? Looking like this? You're lucky even I keep you. ]
It's not- I don't hate.. You..
[ His head burned, his eye sockets felt like they were melting his eyeballs and nerves. ]
[ You know how deep I go- how shallow everyone else is compared to me, Jinn. You've seen it for yourself- how the first thing they see is how broken you are. ]
[ I don't, though. No, Jinn. I see you. As disgusting as you are- I care enough to see past that. You're hideous to everyone, but I deign to see something worth loving in there- something worth keeping. ]
[ If it came down to it- if you did escape.. ]
[ I fear they'd just hand you back to me. ]
[ Nobody else could tolerate seeing you every day, they'd give up on their niceties faster than you can even blink. ]
[ Do you understand, Jinn? Or would you still rather rot with those who've never thought about you with a single kind word? ]
Phfh... Lhh.. [ He spat onto the ground, wiping his mouth. ]
I don't know what I'd do without you, dear- oh.. You're the best thing I've- I've got..
[ You wouldn't do anything. You're nothing outside of me. ]
