"I thought I was going to help with that..." he remarked with a small shake of his head. The alcohol was hitting him hard, smoothing out his aches in combination with the warmth by Jack. His mind struggled to keep up, and he was relaxing with his own assurances that they were safe. This was their safe place.

"Mmmm," he sounded in agreement, his eyes closing as he snuggled against Jack and that was that for him. Normally, it took him a good while to fall asleep, but with the events of the day and everything else, he was out like a light.