Joey VERY INSISTENTLY made sure Sam got some in his mouth, can you really blame people for thinking that’s connected to jack noticing something weird in Sam’s mouth
haha, I don't blame others for thinking that, I more blame myself for not realizing that connection. Currently trying to think of a thing to add in to fix this error though and maybe point the hint back to the direction it should be in.
(Jack does later note in the chapter that he smells "No alcohol, but the tinge of something more… hormonal, and… orange?" on Sammy's breath, and THAT is supposed to be the nod towards the sexual interactions happening an hour or so earlier.)
EDIT: I have gone back and added something in chapter 5 to help clear this up, hopefully. It's hinted again in a later chapter as well, so hopefully between those two things it will become more clear what this hint is without me having to just plainly state it. But also I am not very practiced at writing and might just need to end up plainly stating it if I can't make the hint understandable in a more creative way lmao;;;