"You say that, but it was pretty unsettling watching him have your attention for two weeks."

Was Armand editing Louis' brain in realtime, right in front of him? So many odd moments. Loud arguments followed by serene evenings. A ruinous reveal transitioning into Louis being on the verge of forgiving Armand. Daniel has gone around in circles trying to decide if his own memory of those days in Dubai are all real—

And they seem to be, which is just fucking bizarre. He's had to decide that he thinks Armand simply didn't see him as a threat, because what else is the explanation, there. It seems unlikely that Armand enjoyed their hostile back and forths.

"But I'll lay off. I know you can handle yourself. Just... try to go on day by day, huh? Night by night, rather."