Important topic: Dirkjake nicknames. I feel like Dirk wouldn't stray too far from dude and bro, but JAKE....
I always have Jake continuing to use startlingly “platonic” nicknames for Dirk like they will have been married for ten thousand years and Jake will still be calling him “chum” “buddy” “pal” “friendo” “comrade” “colleague” “cohort” “compatriot” and then there’s like the plausible deniability ones like “mate” and “partner” and every time he uses one of those Dirk just narrows his eyes like god damn it English
every once in awhile jake will be like also this is my boyfriend dirk and dirk straightens in startled shock which is the equivalent for anyone else of rocketing six feet into the air and Jake just winks at him
(god damn it english)