Mask of Red Death

by Sue Shay

MAJOR SPOILER! 06x02 Black-tailed Redbird Drabble. My take of Jane's thoughts. And yes, this is not to be mistaken for Poe's Masque of the Red Death, which was about a costume party wherein Death pays a visit to particularly hubristic revelers who think t

Get it off! God, get it off!

"You got some water on ya? I need some water! Anybody, you got any water?"

Get it off now!

"Bottle of water! Anybody!"

Teresa, I'm sorry! He touched you! Touched you with…God, no! No!

You're not his! Never his victim! Why did I yell at you? Why did I let you leave? Why didn't I keep you safe?

It's b-blood on her face. Sticky. Thick. Marking like a target. Like a mask of red death.

Must not… be sick. Stay strong for Lisbon.

Stay strong, Lisbon. Please stay.

I love you.