[Billy's response to that is a light laugh, shifting their joined hands to rest on his chest instead. With Teddy's hand shifted the way it is, it's too heavy to hold up for long, though he doesn't mind whether he keeps it that way now- he's made his point.]
Teddy, it's really simple. Learn it if you want to, not because you should. Or don't learn it because you don't want to, not because you think you can't. You're allowed to do that, remember? Do what you want? I won't gripe about you infringing on my territory, honest.
[Quite the opposite, actually. Teddy's spent far too much time in his life doing things that other people wanted him to do, being what they wanted him to be, and he could very easily have lost himself in the process. And how much of a tragedy would that have been, when Teddy, the real Teddy, is such an unbelievably wonderful, kind, and generous person?
Why would anyone ever want him to be someone else?]
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Teddy, it's really simple. Learn it if you want to, not because you should. Or don't learn it because you don't want to, not because you think you can't. You're allowed to do that, remember? Do what you want? I won't gripe about you infringing on my territory, honest.
[Quite the opposite, actually. Teddy's spent far too much time in his life doing things that other people wanted him to do, being what they wanted him to be, and he could very easily have lost himself in the process. And how much of a tragedy would that have been, when Teddy, the real Teddy, is such an unbelievably wonderful, kind, and generous person?
Why would anyone ever want him to be someone else?]