Oliver grabs him and they sink to the floor together. Alastair squeezes him tight until the sobs slow and his breathing calms. Alastair strokes his hair and whispers gentle nonsense into the top of his head, trying not to spiral into a panic attack himself over the evening's events.

The embrace helps them both in the end, although Alastair is afraid to look up and face the full scale of the scene he just witnessed. Eventually, Oliver pokes his head out of Alastair’s arms and ...