He lets out a sharp sound of disagreement at the names, even though he knows he's not allowed to be jealous when he's standing there saying that it shouldn't be him. He breathes in sharply when he hears his true name, his gaze sliding to Jake's lips as he tries to keep up his stubbornness to avoid this going badly.

"Jacob," he begs, "you know I'll only drag you down with nightmares and issues."

The trouble is that he's not pulling away. He doesn't want to pull away.