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Feeling Johnny falter, Stephen extended an arm to make sure he neither fell nor ran forward towards the man on the floor. “Steady.” He whispered, though he himself didn’t feel it.

Daimon’s eyes snapped open and he sat up slowly, rigidly.  Turning towards the intruders he smiled, his familiar yet somehow alien smile.  Daimon had always had a toothy, threatening grin, but now it seemed hostile… hungry.  His eyes were different too.  Wider, with more black in them than their usual red.  It was a look he got when his darksoul was in control, but the rest of him hadn’t changed to match. 

Johnny looked over his shoulder. Trapped. Perfect. Now he was stuck, the Rider chewing at his insides, and no way to go but forward. Stephen had told him to keep steady, but now he wasn't so sure.

[Hank felt a smile work its way across his face at the telltale pinkness on Johnny’s cheeks, a little charmed by the reaction, before he frowned lightly at his words.]

[ Johnny glances down and the pain in his chest starts to resurface. He hasn't thought about Crash in so long - at least not this actively. Crash is always on his mind, just not on his lips. Something burns on the corners of his eyes and he tries to look alright. ]

#Johnny must wear pants 3 sizes too small I mean just look#mmmm#and those abs?#How could a flaming skull have such ripped abs?#I could do my laundry off of those things...

He nodded. “Probably the better idea.” 

Daimon wasn’t in the front room, or even the main room.  As the pair searched the house, they found the place a scattered wreck of furniture and possessions, on some of them still in one piece.  It wasn’t until the library that they saw signs of life.  Lamps on (some on the floor) and some candles lit, a slight hint of the smell of blood mingled with the brimstone smell. 

Johnny inched forward, keeping behind Stephen. Seeing Daimon like that made him want to abandon safety and run to his lover's side, but he knew it was a bad idea. Especially with the Rider's spirit snarling at the end of its lead within him.