All of your questions have already been answered. I never fought back cause I was catatonic it seemed, but also in a way I had no motivation to fight back. Imagine being grabbed like that by some stranger, you'd be in shock. It was like that but ongoing.
If you pointed a bright light at me I would be that light. Usually I get out more in the summer can catch more rays but not this time so I'm really pale. In that image there was a light pointing directly at the models. From that angle that light was intended to be used as a rimlight. The light is there in all of the images but from that angle it's as you see it. A light from above coming down at that angle.