The two of them really try their hardest to make sure their world seems that way. The problem is the wounds are still fresh, and the reminders keep popping up, from the hallucinations to now, so it gets difficult, sometimes. But Jesse sighs and reaches up to tangle his fingers into his unruly hair.

"He eats the nightmares, right?" Jesse says wearily. "So we're gonna be his food. Or at least, I'm gonna, I dunno 'bout Kenzi, but I assume she's gonna, too. So nobody else has gotta."