Proko just nods when Jiang mentions the condom. They always use them and that can't change now, as much as it frustrates Prokopenko. "Yeah," he manages to say. "Yeah, I know."

The scrape of teeth makes goosebumps rise and disappear and he tries to get closer to Jiang, encouraging him. "It's okay," he murmurs, pushing one hand into Jiang's hair.