So, my dearest, I read this obsessively over and over again while on my crappy internet Outback connection, and am finally back to tell you how amazing it was.

The grace notes that you have echoing through this first chapter, resonating with the other fic? The Thai food love. Cook's grand gestures, his potential dark, self-destructive side.

And the "seeing" theme, which Lire pointed out in her comment on your the master thread? I totally get it too, and it's so well done, in this first set up chapter - this paragraph made my hair stand on end:

It doesn't take long for David to realize that getting the tattoo on his wrist? Pretty fucking stupid. Also? Ugly. But Carly had insisted on turning the doodle into something that wouldn't completely ruin her career, and when she drew up an eye around it, David had shrugged and given in. It made sense, all things given, and he'd just wanted to get home, to say, it's okay. Even if you forget, I won't. I see you.

And THIS:

And then David kisses him, and it's like the world dissolves into heat and need and nothing else. I see you, David thinks, hazily, blood burning as they stumble backwards into his - their - apartment. Archie clings to him, making soft, sweet noises against his mouth. I see you.

PERFECT SET UP, babe, gosh; and the perfect last line - at last, Cook sees him.