A primal roar tore through the bedroom. "DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO NEVER DISTURB ME WHILE I'M SLEEPING?" Fumus' face was a mask of livid fury, eyes blazing, the tight skin across his cheekbones almost transparent, revealing pulsing veins beneath.

Taffy flinched, a pathetic whimper catching in his throat. Fumus' fingers clamped around his blonde hair, yanking his head back with brutal force. Taffy’s heart hammered against his ribs, a frantic bird trapped in a cage of pure terror. "Y-yes... Yes, Fumus... you have..." a choked whisper, barely audible, escaped Taffy's lips. The faint admission served only to stoke the inferno of Fumus' wrath.

Fumus exploded from the bed, a blur of motion. He slammed Taffy against the wall before flinging him to the floor with a sickening thud. In an instant, Fumus was on top of him. His free hand bunched the fabric of Taffy's turtleneck, pulling the angel's head back as his other fist began to rain down blows. The first punch snapped Taffy’s head to the side, a sickening crack echoing in the room. Fumus grunted, each strike punctuated by a vicious snarl, his knuckles, already raw, began to split, painting streaks of crimson across Taffy’s pale skin. A warm gush blossomed from Taffy's nose, quickly staining his top.

"You just don't learn, do ya?" Fumus spat, his voice a low, dangerous rumble between rapid punches. "You don't learn unless I beat your foolish head... How infuriating..."

Taffy convulsed beneath the assault, a wretched sound tearing from his throat, a mix of sobs and choked gasps. "P-please, Fu..Fumus... no more... it hurts... Augh! I'm s-so sorry! I'm sorry! Auuhh!" His final plea was a desperate, raw shriek, louder than anything he'd uttered before, born of pure agony.