[ he lures his brother and his friends into a pitched battle, that he throws himself into with an unusual gusto-- that he stays and stays and stands his ground through, to the point of being severely bloodied. and then, at the point there's a real flash of fear in his eyes, a split second acknowledgement that he might not get out of this, that he's at last bitten off more than he can chew--

they see him Trance, for the first time in his life. And Angel Devil in that moment closes his eyes, and lets himself feel it all again. The body rush. The exhilaration, the vindication, the manic joy and relief that this last plan, this final plot after which he had absolutely nothing left, had worked.


And in the moment of his ultimate triumph, the scene dissolves, and they are both left with the knowledge that it didn't last much more than that.

Angie gives a soft, wordless huff in the silence right after. He's. Glad they decided somewhere private. ]