He liked his room in with James and John. They were easy to live with and the three of them just got on well. He had his own room and could clean up after himself and paid his bills, so things went well enough. It was better than being alone, honestly.

"I am." That much he was certain about. "I can always come back and complete college but this? This... this is something special. I want to be on the ground floor when it starts. I want to see more of the world and do something good in it, you know? It's got to be something more than just a job or money or all of that! Besides... I know you know it, but JC is something special. You're something special."

The last few words slipped out, mumbled, before he even really thought about it.