Life has a way of testing relationships: when Luke loses his job, when the two disagree about getting a dog, when Luke's life ends up in danger from the heartless use of magic. It's going to matter a lot, knowing whether they can count on each other тАФ whether they love each other. One thing's for sure тАФ with Luke's luck lately, he needs someone he can count on, someone who cares about him more than anything. He really wants it to be Alphonse.┬а
Length: 34,000 words┬а
Heat level: spicy┬а
Takes place after "Through the Window" and contains characters from that story and "Jude's Magic."