i love this. he probably felt grounded with her. he was into drugs and partying but it was more for self-medication than because he just wanted to get wild. he tends to come across cool but once she talked to him she would've seen a different side and they definitely could've bonded over art and staying home to rent videos (like they did back then lol) i can imagine a deep infatuation for at least a few months and he would've asked her to come with him when he had jobs overseas to places like paris and milan, so for a while it could've been fun and exciting and all of that. i've mentioned that his longest relationship was 2 years (on and off) so if you wanted to say that for them i'd be happy to. before, yes, things fell apart when they could no longer sustain the physical distance but also emotionally he might've started to back off. not to mention she was going in the direction of law enforcement?