gerrytim established relationship around spring 2014 they just started living together. Gerry randomly disappears for about twelve hours, doesn’t answer his phone, shows up half an hour before midnight when Tim’s almost worked himself into a partially flashback induced panic attack. Gerry says his phone died halfway through the day. Tim says he was worried. Gerry says he didn’t think Tim would. Tim tries not to think about the implications of that single sentence. Gerry downs an ibuprofen pill (for his headache) (on empty stomach of course because he didn’t have time to eat) (and Tim would tell him to eat first but there’s no food in the fridge and he was supposed to cook something but was too busy calling and worrying and working up the courage to go out and look) (aren’t they both a mess). Gerry hugs Tim. says he’s sorry. Tim sighs and breathes in the smell of smoke from his shirt and says “let’s just go to sleep”. they go to sleep. maybe for a moment everything feels okay. it’s not.