"Moms are always scary," Jake agreed, even though he thought of his dad as more frightening than his mother, but it all was a subject he never was terribly keen to discus. He turned his hand over to lace with Draco, chuckling quietly. "I only meant the word 'Muggle', but no, this is definitely not insulting. ...I told you, fate brought us together on purpose, no matter where this goes."

He wanted to learn as much as he could about this world just beyond what he could see, so badly. It seemed incredible, everything he might have ever dreamed of. Yet... he knew Draco had his plans, which meant that Draco very well could choose to leave and that would be the end of this most likely. Setting himself up to be hurt, but worth it.