"Oh what's that you say? You want to light my face on fire? WELL IF IT WILL MAKE ME FEEL LIKE YOU LOVE ME THEN I GUESS THAT'S A-OK!"

This is the best, most demented way to put it I've ever heard. (Also, you have just basically stated the thesis of the "Kiss You Where It Hurts"/"Grey, And Oh So Soft" 'verse.)

As for Chuck vs. "Stephen" - I guess I see Chuck as being on the verge of a homicidal rampage pretty much all the time, whereas "Stephen" only hits that point once in a while. (Sweetness doesn't help.)