[ meanwhile, nico is reminded of the brand on his back, the tattoo he'd gone and gotten with vex and how it symbolizes his and will's relationship. whereas vex has a tattoo symbolizing his and mark's. those are the kinds of things they do together because they're friends. and he can't think of a single moment when vex had ever gotten jealous over him. ]

I remember that orgy... [ his lips twitch as he catches kavinsky's eyes in the mirror. a brow lifts as he recalls the way he'd been fucked by both kavinsky and vex. ]

I love him, Kavinsky, but like a brother. I've never been in love with him. I don't know, maybe it's because he was my first and everything, but really... he's in love with Mark and I've always been in love with someone else.