found out that his life didn’t have to follow the rules,
and they both found out that love is a pain in the ass.

“Stud,” D repeated, growly and low. Jack snorted. “You got a better word for a g…”

“Swept yer chimney!” D howled. “Aw shit, that is fuckin’ rich!”

“And how do you really feel?Like I'll never recover. Like I'll never draw anothe…”

“Okay." He let his eyes close and it was a relief; not just of relief of minutes…”