the first time jeremy answers fully in french to something jean says, jean’s heart misses several beats because he wasn’t expecting it & jeremy looks so pleased with himself smiling at him so wide and bright & his big brown eyes look so expecting (for a praise? for the conversation to keep going in french? jean isn’t sure) but then jean has to watch as his beautiful smile fades and the disappointment washes over his face and then he says “oh god i said it wrong, didn’t i?” with a little embarrassed laugh. and only THEN jean realizes that he did nothing but stare at jeremy in silence for over a minute trying desperately to keep his heart under control













