This was heartbreaking. Oh God, Erik's feelings are killing me. The way he loves Charles is just so intense, and this situation allows his emotional intensity to be frightening. He scares me. I want to quote something I read once but I cannot remember, that fits this perfectly for me: "The way you love me. It should be illegal."
"It probably is."

And how controlling Erik is, with the metal wristbands, forcing Charles's hands still until he arrives. God.

And through it all, Charles is fading, and is dying bit by bit inside. And Erik knows it. And knows he's causing it. His passive-aggressive refusal to accept his circumstances is so very tragic. And the way he's losing weight just kills me.