Jesper

This was such a bad idea.

(Saving Wylan wasn't a bad idea - no sir, not at all - but it was the breaking into Jan Van Eck's house badly by drawing attention to themselves rather than just picking a lock but Jesper we can't just pick a lock to get into Jan Van Eck's house there's a reason he's a billionaire and has a lot of money the entrance probably has about seven different alarm systems, and I don't have the time to pick seven different alarm systems and we all know that you can't pick a lock for your life - or apparently your boyfriends - so we're going to go in by distracting them and using the front door, do you understand?)

"I've found it," Inej said softly as they padded up the stairs. Jesper winced as the stair let out a particularly loud creak as soon as he stepped on it. Inej tensed and the two of them ducked under the banister as two servants walked down the hall they were just about to enter.

When they disappeared from view, Jesper turned to Inej. "I can't believe Wylan came from… this," he muttered, staring at the paintings hanging on the ridiculously high ceilings. "This… I… " he trailed off, but Inej patted him with comforting eyes anyway.

"Hey, Wylan's not like that," she said softly. "He doesn't judge anybody by their wealth - he's awkward, and shy, and trips over his own feet, and he loves you."

Jesper swallowed, and shot Inej his best attempt at a smile. "You think I can deserve it?" he asked quietly, rubbing his eyes. "I'm so scared of screwing this up. You know I don't do relationships well. I never have."

Inej bumped her shoulder against his. "You've got all of us," she said instead of answering. "And so does Wylan. And I have so, so much faith that even if you screw up, one of you will do something right, and it will be alright in the end. You just have to have faith in yourselves, and Wylan. It'll be alright."

Jesper nodded. "I love him," he said quietly, testing the words out on his tongue. "I love him."

Inej clapped her hand against his shoulder. "I know," she said softly. "And, deep down, he does as well. We just need to get to him right now."

A/N: Don't worry this is going to be a double (triple?) update :D