THE SOUND OF POLICE SIRENS fills the air as Kieran drives up to Michael's house - they must already have gotten there.

He frantically looks for an empty inch of concrete to park on, before eventually giving up and leaving his car in the middle of the street and running to the front door.

Since the concert was close to home, Michael had enthusiastically described to Kieran how he was going to sleep in his actual bed and eat actual food. It always made him smile to hear it (or rather, read it).

"I'm sorry, sir, I can't let you in."

Kieran is debating how to frantically gesture to the police officer that he desperately needs to go in, when Michael pipes up from inside and shakily asks for the man to move aside. "It's my boyfriend, let him through, please."

The officer doesn't disguise the begrudged look on his face as he steps to the left and lets Kieran run into the house, and towards a shaking Michael.

"You came. Oh, thank god. Thank you."

"Of course I came." Kieran wastes no time in wrapping his arms around Michael and holding him as tight as he can without cutting off his air supply. He debates throwing 'I love you' into the mix, but it probably isn't the best timing. "Are you OK?"

Michael nods slightly. He's still shaking, but less so now. "I think so. I feel a lot better with the police and you here. Safer, I guess."

There's a cough from the doorway, and Kieran moves back a little to let Michael see the police captain smiling at him.

"It's Michael, right? I'm Officer Mitchell, but you can call me Katelyn, if you want. I just need to ask a few questions regarding what's happened, and then I'll leave you alone."

She seems kind enough, and genuinely empathetic, and so Michael softens a little and starts to talk.

"I-- A few days ago, no, a few weeks ago, it's easier to start there, Kieran..." He points a thumb towards the other boy, who waves nervously. "He tweeted me after my band's album, we're called 5 Seconds of Summer, probably not heard of us--"

"I have!" She reassures Michael, laughing. "Your song was on the radio as I drove in."

"Really? That's so cool!" The scared front breaks for a second, and Kieran can see the happiness in his eyes. "...And we knew each other from school, and we started talking, and then he came to a concert with me and the rest of my band, and I realised that I, you know, I liked him, and so online, the other day, I told people I was bisexual, and then she got angry."

Katelyn nods her head and makes notes and listens intently to Michael as he lays out the story, and finally closes her notebook and stands up.

"OK, so we're going to investigate more into your girlfriend, and in the meantime, is Kieran OK to stay here with you?"

"Yeah, of course! We can watch American Horror Story again, if you want?"

"Good luck on the relationship, you two. I'm not supposed to get invested in other people's lives, but I wish you both the best!" Katelyn smiles at them both, before muttering something to the other officers and leaving them alone together.