[The bacon was sizzling in the pan now, demanding Jake's close attention as he babied it. The rashers were thick cut and already bubbling with all that beautifully rendered fat. It was all Jake could do to not gobble them right out of the pan, hot grease and all.
He still had an ear on Finn of course. Lots of people, lots of experience. Lots to process, as was often the case with Finn now that he was in his late teens. For all Jake's distraction may make it not seem so, he did care. He did. Hunger clouded how much he could express that caring, but--]
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He still had an ear on Finn of course. Lots of people, lots of experience. Lots to process, as was often the case with Finn now that he was in his late teens. For all Jake's distraction may make it not seem so, he did care. He did. Hunger clouded how much he could express that caring, but--]