"Ah-I'm not...are you really that afraid...?"
He turns his attention towards Erick. He takes the gag off of him, smiling a little. He looks at him...almost like how a father would look at a son...
"...such a beautiful outlier..."
He strokes Erick's cheek with the back of his hand, showing his clawed fingers. He smiles softly down at him
"Too cold to live amongst the mortals...yet too empathetic to live amongst your own...your life truly is one big puzzle, little one..."
"Nn..-"
Erick starts to wake up, eyes fluttering open. They're yellow again.
Bakugou suddenly finds himself able to move again, stumbling a little. The man smirks
???: "You were saying?"
Erick looks up at Bakugou, eyes wide with panic
"K-Katsuki!?"
"W-what are you doing here!?-"
???: "He's here because I invited him."
"Hf-"
He slowly turns around to face the guy
"...Maudlin..."
Maudlin grins cruelly, showing off his fangs
???: "Right eye..."
"D-don't call me that!"
