It's a long, long moment to K's perception, a moment during which he goes back and forth twice before the grin breaks and K lets it warm and steady him, too. He's going to need it, because it's one thing to agree to it here and now and he's sure it will feel like another when he's sitting down across from Drake and trying to hash out details. When he's holding a contract in his hand and being asked to sign.

"No," he answers, honestly, hand resting warm alongside Jesus's neck and eyes meeting his. "But you are, and I'm only hurting people I care about by being afraid to try."