"You really shouldn't."

The hand behind her shoulders snakes around to tenderly cover her eyes.

At the same time, he brings his free hand up, and with the barest twitch of his fingers, the man's eyes bulge and then he's clawing at his neck. He couldn't even get enough air in to gasp or cough. Hyoubu's fingers curled further anyway, further tightening the invisible grip on the man's throat.

"I'm a monster, you know."