It's The Way, "despite Himself, Lawrence's Stern, Even Tone Has The Effect Of Settling Adam A Little,"

it's the way, "despite himself, lawrence's stern, even tone has the effect of settling adam a little," it's the way adam hid that photo from lawrence, worried it would destabilize him, it's the way adam needs lawrence to be calm because he's struggling to suppress his own panic, it's the way lawrence feels secure when he's in control and the only thing he can do is talk to adam, calm him down. it's the codependency. it's the way adam needs lawrence to be okay, the way lawrence needs adam to be okay, so they themselves can be okay. it's the way adam admits, "i need you to get us out of here, i need you." it's the way, even after being shot, even after lawrence had told him he has to die so he can save his family and tried to kill him with that bullet, that adam still manages to muster his strength; the way he attacks zep to protect lawrence, to protect himself, bludgeoning him with the lid of the cistern with a raging vengeance that isn't just his own, but lawrence's too. it's the way lawrence has to stop him. it's the way adam begs him to stay, the way he asks, "are we going to be okay?" and the way adam needs so desperately for them both to escape from this hell together.