Me definitely more so than you. That was the energy I brought to most high level meetings, during and after the war.

[Back then, none of it had mattered to him. Now he had only a few things important to actually lose, so the stakes somehow felt higher when that energy came about.

He kissed Jack's neck several times as he pressed his head into those fingers. His arms and hair tightened in their grip holding his lover close.]

You just know me too well...