"Mm, now can you drink my blood without killing me?"

"Uh," he shrugs.

He's paying creepy attention to Willow again.

"Come on man it can't be that hard to resist we're doing science here."

"It's kinda hard, actually, but not impossible."

"You– I think this is more than normal," he says. "I think it's more sway than we've tried for long times before and also I've drained blood and it got worse after that."

"So pay lots of attention?"

Pause. "That's why I'm paying so much attention to Willow," he says. "But I can probably, um, do it I think?"

"I mean pay lots of attention to not doing it."

"Pay lots of attention to not paying attention to Willow?" Pause. "I was talking about paying lots of attention to biting and then stopping from biting you."

"Could work maybe. Or to how person I am."

"Okay," says Theo, trying to pay attention to Sadde. "So– should I try that then? Biting you while paying attention to how person you are?"

His eyes flicker to her neck and then back to her face.

"Please," she says, offering her wrist. "At least until it becomes easier again."

He bites down.

Does the thing again, after a couple of seconds.

No complaints.

At ten seconds he hasn't stopped.

He's not feeding ravenously or anything, it's controlled, but he doesn't really seem to be paying attention to the time.

"I think you could stop about now," she whimpers after a bit longer.

He does! Then looks at Willow and then pauses and looks back at Sadde and– "Um, do you maybe want some blood?"

"Yes, please."

He fetches her the smaller container into which he previously bled. Then keeps looking at her and looks a very little bit conflicted.

"...what?"

"I'm trying not to pay attention to Willow. I'm quite insistent that I really should be paying attention to Willow. It's annoying."

She deletes the video.

"– Oh, thanks," he says. "That is really weird."

"You're welcome!"

"So, I'm feeling—mostly okay? You?"