"There's a ritual to this. He can't decide if this is penance or forgiveness, but he'll bet that either way it's a sacrament that he doesn't deserve." yes good perfect
"...he doesn't enjoy it, precisely, but doesn't mind it, in a way, bearing that pain. He knows how to carry it." aaaaugh
"Maybe it's that devil in him, under his skin and clawing to get out, and she keeps stitching it back in." lovelovelove it
Re: Matt/Claire - medical kink
"There's a ritual to this. He can't decide if this is penance or forgiveness, but he'll bet that either way it's a sacrament that he doesn't deserve." yes good perfect
"...he doesn't enjoy it, precisely, but doesn't mind it, in a way, bearing that pain. He knows how to carry it." aaaaugh
"Maybe it's that devil in him, under his skin and clawing to get out, and she keeps stitching it back in." lovelovelove it