[ He could barely handle the laws he activated earlier, when he was merged with Emet. Overwhelming his lover is one thing, being on the receiving end of that? That's totally different. He's ready to protest when he feels those vines, feels they way they wrap around him and how they pin him down and all he was about to say just dies in his throat.

Is he in his real form? Or is that just Emet playing with darkness? Not knowing is almost as exciting as the way it feels, and if the way his breath quickens just a little is any indication, Emet hit the mark with this. ]

Which — which one? I activated two earlier.

[ he's absolutely just buying himself time ]