*...is dead, for the seventh time (and counting!)*
*is -- in a room somewhere, shirtless, having eventually toppled over after being stabbed through the heart (after which the blade was twisted). note the blood drying on his cheek, the slightly odd angle of his wrist (it's broken), and the acid scarring on his back and shoulders, over what might still be legible as -- details of the last time Acheron and Belle had sex, carved into his back. anyone curious enough upon seeing the blood spilled from his mouth and onto his chin and neck to inspect inside his mouth itself will find that his tongue has been split in two. both arms have bone-deep wounds sliced into them, plus oil and salt; an assortment of darts have also lodged themselves in his shoulders, knees, chest -- et cetera. his fingernails appear to be bleeding as well, and the webs between his fingers have been shredded.*
*did we mention that he's dead?*