[It's the shifting that catches Teddy's attention first, and he stops his movements momentarily to watch the way Billy's hands shift and grip into the covers. He's coming around... He really is. After spending so many hours having to watch him slowly lose his mind, and then lay there unconscious, just seeing him start to wake up is a huge relief.
He strokes his cheek again, as if that touch will get him to wake up. And soon, those brown eyes do open, and while there is the pain and exhaustion that Teddy expected, there's also relief, and most of all, there's clarity.
He can't fight the smile that threatens to split his face when Billy says his name like that, and he stops the movement of his hand again to rest his palm against his cheek.]
Hey, Sleeping Beauty. [And he leans down to kiss his lips for good measure, uncaring that it's practically a Spiderman kiss with the angle they're at. With the fear of spreading the virus, they hadn't been able to do something like this, and Teddy's waited long enough.
It's after a long moment of this that he pulls back, enough to look him in the eye with utter relief and affection.]
Late October 31st
He strokes his cheek again, as if that touch will get him to wake up. And soon, those brown eyes do open, and while there is the pain and exhaustion that Teddy expected, there's also relief, and most of all, there's clarity.
He can't fight the smile that threatens to split his face when Billy says his name like that, and he stops the movement of his hand again to rest his palm against his cheek.]
Hey, Sleeping Beauty. [And he leans down to kiss his lips for good measure, uncaring that it's practically a Spiderman kiss with the angle they're at. With the fear of spreading the virus, they hadn't been able to do something like this, and Teddy's waited long enough.
It's after a long moment of this that he pulls back, enough to look him in the eye with utter relief and affection.]
I told you.