[ jack's bro furrows, watching d'artagnan as he speaks, the glance away, the lift of his brow, and the shrug of his shoulder.

he's not good at this kind of thing. he doesn't know how it's supposed to go, where the balance is supposed to be. 'friend' is such a foreign concept to him, and he'd never, really, had a successful, lasting friendship. not before cdc. ]

It won't stop us being friends.

[ he speaks, a bit perplexed. ]

My thoughts on you or... feelings for you-- [ that sounds ridiculous. and gay. ] --haven't changed and won't. You're still my closest friend, outside of Hanna. Disapproving of something you've done won't change that.