"You would think more would do it with the money and the chance to be more yourself, but then too many live in fear of being outed and I think that holds a lot back," he says, musing between them.

He shouldn't keep pursuing this. Not until they found out what was going on and how close they would get. Did their handlers know about mating even? They seemed to be judgmental and assholes about some of it. Maybe they really don't know.

But Peter is beginning to realize that he knows, and maybe they hadn't meant this but if he's not careful, he might fall. Shit. That could be so bad. Couldn't it? Wouldn't that be bad?

He grins wolfishly, intentionally, at him.

"Rome Steel, huh?" He pauses, considering that. "Yeah I could imagine groaning that,' he teases, figuring Felix should feel as on edge as he does.