[Teddy had thought this would happen. Billy slowly coming to a halt, swaying like he's afraid, like he wants to go back, and Teddy nearly just pushes his doubts aside and takes his hand and goes when Billy completes a few of those steps for him.
He looks down at their hands, Billy holding onto his like he needs that support. The little whisper that'd been brushing his mind with doubts shows itself again, he's just scared, it says, he'd do that with anyone, he'd do that with that fake you, but it actually goes unheard.
Billy is holding his hand and it feels like little pieces of himself slide back together. Not whole again, not even close, but - it happened, it's happening.
It only takes a breath for Teddy to close his fingers around Billy's, and he glances upward to give him a smile, not as large but just as real as the last. They're doing this together. Billy and Teddy.
Teddy takes the first few steps, giving his boyfriend's hand a gentle tug as he rests his other hand on the door.]
This is one small step for man... one giant leap for Kaplan kind.
[Action, October 21st]
He looks down at their hands, Billy holding onto his like he needs that support. The little whisper that'd been brushing his mind with doubts shows itself again, he's just scared, it says, he'd do that with anyone, he'd do that with that fake you, but it actually goes unheard.
Billy is holding his hand and it feels like little pieces of himself slide back together. Not whole again, not even close, but - it happened, it's happening.
It only takes a breath for Teddy to close his fingers around Billy's, and he glances upward to give him a smile, not as large but just as real as the last. They're doing this together. Billy and Teddy.
Teddy takes the first few steps, giving his boyfriend's hand a gentle tug as he rests his other hand on the door.]
This is one small step for man... one giant leap for Kaplan kind.
[... Dumb joke. Maybe too dumb.]