he comes home, ready to fully commit to whatever they'll be, Hadley is...missing? Without a trace, and Carrow realizes his chance may be gone forever... 🥺

he deserves. He's knows he's breaking Hadley's heart and knows he may never see him again, but it's the truth. Hadley cries, but promises he'll wait.

"Whenever you're ready, I'll be yours."

Carrow spends the whole voyage to the monster wishing he hadn't been so cowardly. But by the time 7/

to whether, in any way, Carrow could maybe have feelings for him too? It's a whirlwind moment and Carrow realizes he owes Hadley the truth. He draws a breath, and...

Confesses, wholly and truly, to being in love with Hadley. But he needs time, needs to figure out how to give Hadley everything 6/

a special request from Hadley to use an "ask me anything" pass he'd gotten from Carrow months before. Hadley draws a breath, and...

Confesses wholly and completely about being in love with Carrow. He's scared and nervous and not sure if Carrow will try to run away, but his question boils down 5/

attention from Hadley. What could that possibly mean?? (Carrow later invents a spell called Aura of Menace, which effectively works like an AOE Intimidation Ray. It's very funny.)

After dinner, the two of them sneak out to the gardens, arm in arm, and talk quietly about so many things, including 4/

to protect his soul in the case that his physical body perished. Of course Hadley accepts, and off they go!

During the party, a conversation was interrupted by a viscount who stole Hadley away for a while, and it was at this point that Carrow realized he was *jealous* about someone else getting 3/

At this point, Carrow's party were preparing to descend into the Abyss to fight off a monster that would have eaten their world. Hadley brought Carrow an enchanted cloak to keep him safe, and Carrow asked Hadley to protect a special pendant that would serve as a phylactery while they were gone 2/

These goobers attended a political ball together as an exchange of favors, and both of them dressed well beyond the nines and sent the other into mild gay panic for the entire evening. We're talking "time slows down as Hadley walks down the stairs and Carrow is completely stunlocked" type shit 1/

of course!! thank you for drawing them 💖💖💖

OH WOW HELLO this is gorgeous!!!