What I really like about what you're doing in Draws VIII (and the whole series actually) is that you don't make things simple. Real life connections with people are messy and so is Chris' life. That he and his new protege are perhaps engaging in behavior that would be condemned but that it's not actually about sex. That John can love him and Chris can not want his love and they resolve it to a certain degree but they don't fix it. It's a very thought provoking section (and series).