Hartley looked at Axel and wished he could just kiss him, but that seemed decidedly weird when James was around. But his bedhead was adorable, his sleepy smile even more so and he really, really just wanted to have him in his arms again.

Of course he had to be logical and so part of him wondered if he was projecting. He had lost everything, he was scared and lonely and Axel was enough to make him forget about that, at least for a while. His heart fluttered when he smiled, he forgot everything while they touched. Maybe he was talking himself further into a crush that had little hope of going anywhere.

But even if, that didn't change that he had a crush. "I'm doing great." Because he got to be here. "The pancakes are delicious. How are you so fit?"

So very, very fit.