Chapter 144
Jack
I make myself as silent as possible.
I didn't know I was walking into this conversation.
And once I realized what I'd stepped into, I couldn't exactly announce myself.
So I stand here.
Listening like a fucking creep.
"You fell in love with me," Ciel says softly, lying on Nolan's chest, "not because of some biological pull. Not because of heat. Not because of instinct."
There it is.
That invisible bubble around them.
It's not exclusionary.
It's not deliberate.
It's just… theirs.
Nolan is talking about being an outsider.
And all I can think is—
I'm the fucking outsider here.
Outside their circle.
I don't hate it.
God, I don't hate it.
I love it for them.
It's honestly beautiful.So raw, unfiltered, genuine... almost sacred. Seeing them like this actually makes me itch for my camera, I want to capture this moment and freeze it for all eternity.
