Levi nods thoughtfully. "Mostly he just gives me time when I ask for it, or when he wants a break, himself, but we were talking about kind of making a schedule. Especially since I'm feeling more and more like making art these days."

"It got kinda hard for a while, back before I met Balthazar. People act like being sad and lonely and drinking too much are just one of those things that make a writer or an artist what they are, but depression is actually a pain in the ass when you're trying to work."

He rests his chin on one hand. "It used to feel like all these emotions and half-formed ideas were floating in my head but there was something stopping them from coming out. It's getting better now, though."