The hesitation is there again, but this time, only for a moment. Billy closes his eyes and returns the kiss experimentally, tilting to meet Teddy's lips with his own, their movements soon matching up, his fears slowly dissolving back into that familiar, comforting warmth. They can do this. Work together, drive those dark thoughts away. Hold one another, be a team, regain that support system they'd both come to love and rely on for- for almost two years now. Two years. They were right on the cusp of it, and yes, still re-learning the steps, but they haven't been stopped by this.
[action]
The hesitation is there again, but this time, only for a moment. Billy closes his eyes and returns the kiss experimentally, tilting to meet Teddy's lips with his own, their movements soon matching up, his fears slowly dissolving back into that familiar, comforting warmth. They can do this. Work together, drive those dark thoughts away. Hold one another, be a team, regain that support system they'd both come to love and rely on for- for almost two years now. Two years. They were right on the cusp of it, and yes, still re-learning the steps, but they haven't been stopped by this.
This can work. They can still work.
Together.]