Happy Valgrace Week!!!!

Jason wasn’t exactly sure when the switch had happened.

Originally, he and Leo had been in separate apartments, because Leo was living with Piper long before they ever met Jason. Jason moved to the city to be closer to them, but he never asked about moving in with them. First of all, there was no room. Three people in that already tiny studio apartment would have been actual torture. Secondly, Leo and Piper had their own thing going on. He didn’t want to shove himself into their friendship.

And things were working out. Jason saw Leo and Piper almost every day. Occasionally he would spend the night, but they kept their sleeping spaces at a healthy distance.

Then Piper got a girlfriend. She was rarely at her and Leo’s apartment anymore, only coming back to grab her favorite ramen packet or more contact solution.

With Piper out of the house, Leo couldn’t handle the silence. Slowly, he started spending more time over at Jason’s place, spending the night a few times a week until he had his own toothbrush and a drawer in Jason’s room.

Once Piper moved in with Shel, Leo couldn’t afford the New York rent by himself so he moved in with Jason full time. Their toothbrushes sat next to each other by the bathroom sink. Leo’s favorite orange juice now had a spot on the side of the fridge.

Jason’s apartment was big enough for Leo to have his own room and his own bed but somehow he spent more time in Jason’s. He claimed it was because of nightmares, but eventually he started going to bed with Jason instead of coming in at midnight.

And so they were sleeping together. But it wasn’t weird, because it made sense for them. They shared blankets until one day Leo accused Jason of being a blanket hog. The next day they made a trip to Costco to buy extras, just for Leo.

Their bedtime chats quickly became Jason’s favorite part of the day. Laying on his side, facing Leo, listening to him excitedly talk about whatever new ideas he had… it was good. Jason didn’t think about his feelings too much. He didn’t want to complicate anything. Him and Leo were just… him and Leo.

Except for the day they kissed. It wasn’t a big special moment, just them in their bed. Until Leo looked at Jason, his eyes softened, and he cupped Jason’s face in his hand. And then they kissed.

And so kisses became normal. They kissed before work, before bed. There were goodnight kisses and good morning kisses. They kissed when they saw each other; they kissed when they said goodbye.

There wasn’t necessarily a label on it, but when people asked, Jason could call Leo his partner and Leo would do the same. They were partners and they were in a relationship that made sense to them.

And before Jason could figure it out, there had been a switch.