[Even just seeing Shrike twists Griffin's chest into a suffocating knot of guilt and worry. She had to be disappointed in him, at the very, very least - he made her cry, for fuck's sake! Just being around him brought her so much pain, and there was no way he could make up for that, and-- and that wasn't even taking his betrayal into account!

He wants to run at her and confess, let loose a floodgate of apologies. But that part of his mind goes blank when he sees the blood on her.

Shrike didn't have those bloodstains the last time he saw her. She didn't want to kill anyone... He wasn't there for her, and--]

Shrike!! What happened??!