From what I've seen of him, it doesn't look like he's faking it. I just -
[He cuts himself off and shuts his eyes, the fingers against Billy's neck curling into a very light fist. He just looks at Tony and is reminded of seeing Billy get shot down by tranquilizers before any of them could even do anything, how they were forced to leave him and Cloak behind, how he'd witnessed a hero die by the hands of a crazed clone that Tony himself made -
But most of all, he just sees Billy.
His hand is the only movement he makes, though, and his breathing doesn't even change. He's comfortable, too; he likes being this close to Billy, close in such an intimate way at that. Still...]
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[He cuts himself off and shuts his eyes, the fingers against Billy's neck curling into a very light fist. He just looks at Tony and is reminded of seeing Billy get shot down by tranquilizers before any of them could even do anything, how they were forced to leave him and Cloak behind, how he'd witnessed a hero die by the hands of a crazed clone that Tony himself made -
But most of all, he just sees Billy.
His hand is the only movement he makes, though, and his breathing doesn't even change. He's comfortable, too; he likes being this close to Billy, close in such an intimate way at that. Still...]