Leo could hardly walk. He felt slow and like he was burning from his asshole right up into his stomach. God, he’d had pain before but this was all new kinds of punishment. He knew it’d pass, but right now that didn’t comfort him. Right now it was unbearable.

Despite that he somehow made it to the door and gave a light knock. He wouldn't usually choose Reese as he go to friend in times of trouble, but he was far enough from home that Aydin wouldn't know what had happened.

It figured that Shark Tooth lived in a trailer. All the worst kind of people did. The environment would have made him sick with it's junkyard charm if he hadn't been so distracted. He remembered Nix’ saying there was a wolf inside. He’d never seen it, but didn’t put it past the kids “boyfriend” to have one, so he kept his knock quiet.

Then he waited, leaning against the side of the trailer and breathing deep. He couldn’t go home yet and let Aydin see him like this. He just hoped to fuck Aodhan wasn’t home and 'Nix was in a sympathetic mood.

[There was no need for anything to make the night sweeter. They had each other and the grass under their backs as they lay in the uncut green looking up at the darkness of the sky. They had cigarettes that Leo had stolen from his mothers purse. It was a hot night, so their shirts they had long discarded somewhere or other. Now it was just them and their own world.]

♫ On and on, reckless abandon
Something's wrong
This is gonna shock them
Nothin' to hold on to
We'll use this song
To lead you on
An' break the truth
With more bad news
We left a scar
Size extra large ♫

[Leo sang lazily into the night with Aydin joining in occasionally. That was until the sound of footsteps in the grass silenced them.]

[Leo was quiet when he came inside. The apartment they'd barely had a week was hardly coming together and it definitely didn't feel like home. At least it had a bed and some furniture already in it. Who knew how many people had fucked or pissed or even died on the mattress, but it was better than nothing.

When he saw Aydin, home started to fall into place around him. His friend had been waiting anxiously no doubt. He knew where he'd been.]

I got two hundred dollars.

[He said it before Aydin could ask if he was okay. It had meant to sound like good news, but he could hear in his own voice there was no excitement. The time he'd spent with the client had been really really hard. He wasn't sure if he could keep doing this.]