The reminder helps. Jon flicks a glance up at Jean-Claude face, needing the gauge him one more for extra reassurance. The coolness of his skin is a balm against the frantic, unfamiliar heat building in Jon's body, and Jon brings his other hand to start pulling the shirt loose. There's some comfort in Jean-Claude being the first one naked; it gives Jon something to do, something to focus on. Perhaps Jean-Claude's body will be more revealing of his history than his stories. Much like Jon's body could tell tales of the last two years.

The first tug is too gentle to pull the shirt free from Jean-Claude's trousers and Jon mutters about how they'll need scissors for the trousers, tugging again to pull the shirt tails loose. But he does quite have the nerve to stand up and pull the thing off of Jean-Claude