i would like to inquire more about this time where he meets the Mentally Ill Queers and begins his path to healing

YES!!
i sense jack's rebellious spirit within him from a mile away and i can definitely see neo prying into it and letting him feel more free (but in a responsible-ish way)
and jack being a very grounding influence for neo in reciprocation, but enough where they both still have their Whimsy(tm)

please... i yearn for the jack content... LET ME BUILD MORE ON HIS AND NEO'S DYNAMIC PLEASEEE /lh, aff threat

the first drawing is actually a redraw of a piece i did in 2018

made the colors different because IM different now hehe, and ironically i drew both of these after going shorter with my hair than im used to (and deciding to keep it that way) /pos

2018 ----> 2025