total word count: 17,283 (this is a romantic joss fic because i'm a bit cringe. if you don't like this sort of thing, just don't read it. mute me or something if you want to, but it's unnecessary & a waste of everyone's time for you to read this just to shun me. also no it's not satire.) the autumn winds are nice & cool compared to the heat of the summer, but joe hawley still finds himself feeling warm around a certain friend of his. alternatively: they fall in love in october 😳😳