[ Valmont is never spared. It's one of the immutable laws of the universe. ]

Well - ngh - if this is how you treat everyone you fall in love with, I can't imagine too many of them feel the same way!

[ His attempts at struggling towards freedom feel even more pathetic with one arm pinned, but he hasn't yet given up trying. Never let it be said that Valmont lacks for sheer stubbornness. ]