[Billy winces very slightly at the touch, more from surprise than actual pain, since Teddy was gentle about it. He'd forgotten about that in his worries.]

Ha... I was wondering where that came from. That was you, huh?

[He recognizes what Teddy is trying to do, and is immediately grateful for it, even if the fact that they'd both been forced to hurt each other is still pretty horrifying. But at least Teddy had managed to stop him before it went too far.

He tries for a smile, and somehow manages to muster up a little one, tremulous but grateful and sincere.]

We suck so much right now. How did we ever get this uncool?