Surprising you’d think that when prior to that he’s thinking about locking her up. Felt like he’s wants to own her as a thing, rather than a person. Obsessed isolating type of vibe was how I read that.
I agree, but I’m a bit strange. Perhaps it’s the aesthetic of flesh and thread, the way he wants her to shape him. I tend to like some sort of shocking elements to art, and the line just reads in such a delicious way. Even though he’s manipulative and cruel, there is a part of him that is starting to accept the idea of being altered by her. He doesn’t seem to care how she changes him, just that it’s her. Of course, he’s still in control in a way. He could snip the threads at any point. Yet, embroidery is complex. To remove it can be quite messy. So it’s more the notion of it that entrances me, not the fictional reality of these characters.
“I will have her embroider my body.”
Something about that is deeply romantic to me. I don’t know why, it just is.