He holds his hand very still, not flinching so much as a millimeter, even pressing slightly into the tip of that claw.

"I do know that," Watson says. "I also know how thin the line between those things can be, and how much care it takes to walk it." He takes a slow, deep breath, and lets it out in a helpless laugh. "Pain without harm has, hm, powerful therapeutic benefits, shall we say. My God, but I want you."

And surely camp is hours from now!