[ Drake waits patiently for the other man to relax into the touch, smiling when he does. They can have this, this closeness. It can just be something nice, something good in the midst of all this... everything Duplicity throws at them. ]

It's not. You've got this. I'll watch for these first two so you know what to look for, then pancakes are your job.

[ He also has eggs and bacon set out, he'll be making those on the other burner. ]