[Billy can't help laughing at that, his hands gripping Teddy's shoulders, leaning into the spin, although he doesn't doubt that his boyfriend can stay balanced enough to keep them both upright. It's super dorky, but Teddy's joy and enthusiasm is infectious, and he doesn't mind being manhandled at all.]
I thought about it too, sometimes... I just never thought it would happen, well... this soon, I guess.
[It wasn't all that long ago since he'd screwed everything up so badly, since he felt like he'd almost lost Teddy because of his stupid mistakes and the Malnosso's interference. But now? He feels like they've won. They fought for what they'd had before and made it stronger than ever, and now they're taking it - their relationship - further still.
He'd thought this dream was still far, far away, a whispered potential at best, but as usual, Teddy had surprised him and set him straight. Teddy was always doing that, taking his worst fears in hand, all his self-loathing and cynicism and the darker thoughts he'd kept hidden from everyone else and dragging him back to the light. He put up with all his faults the way no one else ever could, or would. All the more reason for him to say yes, and to never, ever let him go. Maybe he'd have been prepared to before, if Teddy had chosen it, if Teddy had...
[Action, March 14th]
I thought about it too, sometimes... I just never thought it would happen, well... this soon, I guess.
[It wasn't all that long ago since he'd screwed everything up so badly, since he felt like he'd almost lost Teddy because of his stupid mistakes and the Malnosso's interference. But now? He feels like they've won. They fought for what they'd had before and made it stronger than ever, and now they're taking it - their relationship - further still.
He'd thought this dream was still far, far away, a whispered potential at best, but as usual, Teddy had surprised him and set him straight. Teddy was always doing that, taking his worst fears in hand, all his self-loathing and cynicism and the darker thoughts he'd kept hidden from everyone else and dragging him back to the light. He put up with all his faults the way no one else ever could, or would. All the more reason for him to say yes, and to never, ever let him go. Maybe he'd have been prepared to before, if Teddy had chosen it, if Teddy had...
...but no. Not now. He has a ring, and a fiancé, and he's going to work hard to be just as good to Teddy as Teddy's been to him. Anything less would be unacceptable.]