"Don't act like you didn't play me," JJ said. He certainly felt played. And he wasn't really feeling any better about Yuri's perspective on the whole thing now.

"And I'm not making any for you now." He hadn't even really realized he was doing it. Now was the time to stop, he guessed.

There were no space between them, he closed it. It was strange to be able to look Yuri in the eye. There were a lot of things he wanted. A hand reached up, gripping Yuri's chin. "I want things from you that I shouldn't have." He didn't want to fall into that loop again. He knew he would.