j.a.s.: matthew IV

matthew decided to visit his trusty palm reader, after being reminded of her by a new-found friend. his goal was really just to be updated on the status of his lovelife, in relation to the forecasts last year.

he was amazed at the certainty palm reader pointed to jacques as his soul mate. is he an AFAM, she asked? because she sees something like that. and she starts rambling about their life together, the challenges of their relationship. and how much jacques actually likes him, his honesty, etc.

suddenly matthew was floating in the clouds. jacques is his soul mate! and he started trying to see if it all fits. he actively searched for the time he first confirmed jacques as a friend in fb - aug 1. and upon consulting his chinese zodiac calendar, aug 1 is almost dead center of the calendar. (flashback: MIDDLE OF THE YEAR)

that night, the chat took on a different turn for matthew. he started to find out more about matthew that simply confirmed palm reader's forecast.

matthew: nga pala, what are you doing there in the u.s.?

jacques: 50% vacation, 50% business, meeting clients. i need to be here. i hold a blue passport.

m: that means...

j: american passport.

m: oh (flashback: AFAM)

on a separate night, matthew asks jacques about his family. turns out that his mom is half-european. (flashback: MESTIZO) he confirms other details of his life. meanwhile matthew grows more convinced of everything. and if before, his pronouncements of 'conditional commitment' to jacques was half-meant, he had changed his tune.

im going to give this my best shot, im going to give him my word to make this work, as we shift from online to offline.