Jake couldn't help it. He laughed. "Ah, well. I guess this means I can't tease you about that particular one anymore. For its hilarity, it was a pretty big pain in the ass."

But okay. He takes his and carefully clips it onto his chain.

Oh. Oh.

That's why he could never figure out what happened to his grandmother. To Jade. Killed in the woods and laid out bleeding for a much younger version of himself to discover.

What a horrible night to have to remember.

Jake goes stock still and just. Stares at nothing in particular. His posture tenses up harshly and then slowly goes limp, causing him to eventually drop to his knees. It looked like he was in shock, more than anything. He just didn't know how to react to something that vivid in his mind now. Something that had originally faded with time being dredged up fresh again.

It hurt more than he expected.