[ cries i’ve returned from retreat and was working on translating this Billjack smutfic for scout and

Then, Jack did a strange thing. He slid his thumb across Bill’s cheek; and the gesture was so gentle, so tender, so loving that Bill felt his fear melt away. Whatever else was going on here; whatever else was fucked up between them, Jack loved him. He felt it in the way his palms rested on his cheeks; he felt it in that gesture of his thumb; Jack loved him, and this was the only time he ever showed it the way Bill wanted him to; the way Bill needed him to.