He laughs when the blackberry flies at him but it all dies quickly in his throat when they're all suddenly staring at him.

"A tattoo?" he repeats, confused. "I didn't get a tattoo." Had Ronan dreamed something onto him like they'd talked about before? It doesn't seem like the kind of thing Ronan would do now with all his finite control and deference to Adam's needs.

He can tell by their faces that whatever they see on his back is pretty bad and Adam turns slowly back to face him. "What's happened?"