Fabrice knows the burden of growing up with a relative hellbent on structure and order; Violet Coombs had always been better at hiding her true nature from the public. Well, until recently. Even still, though they've never labeled what is going on between them, Fabrice finds himself eager for Demetri to meet his mother; he wants the other man to know that he cares about him, enough to show him his family. Fabrice wants him to know that he cares enough for him, flaws and all.

"I'm absolutely sure," he says, before leaning in to kiss him again, a slower, lingering kiss trying to express what he can't in words. "My mom has never bought into the curse; she thinks it's all crap. And she's so supportive," he says, leaning against his forehead.