Okay. That's the worst answer, but at least Drake knows what Jesus is feeling right now. He's lost... too many people, where once they left they'd just be gone.

It was the hardest with Ephemera, but even very recently Sam and Crais have left empty spaces behind. Spaces no one else will ever fill, but that he knows in time will feel less raw. Drake strokes Jesus' back and bows his head, pressing a kiss to the other man's hair.

"I'm sorry."