"Yeah, I can do that. But, uh... let me get some pajamas first?"
"But... I don't want to head back to my apartment. So maybe you'll come to the store with me and help me pick out ones you like the look of?"
IT's, if nothing else, a peace offering.
IT's, if nothing else, a peace offering.
"Let me lower us to the alley, okay?"
Teddy smiles as he kisses his boyfriend's brow.
Teddy smiles as he kisses his boyfriend's brow.
"I'll never let you get hurt," he promises, wrapping his arms around Gar and spreading wings again. It's a far shorter flight. He lands in the alley very quickly and then he's just Teddy again. And he offers his hand to Gar.
"We'll walk the rest of the way."
"We'll walk the rest of the way."
"Probably. Billy may love comics and really cheesy movies, but he couldn't and wouldn't have come up with that on his own. Too romcom."
He loved the guy, but he didn't think Billy capable of it.
He loved the guy, but he didn't think Billy capable of it.
That's a nice place to have a cheek. And if Teddy shifts his skin to be just a touch softer to be resting against, well, it's clearly just for him.
"She cared about you, Gar. That is lucky."
"She cared about you, Gar. That is lucky."
"You're the one giving me a bed for a night," Teddy grins.
"Well, I definitely want to snuggle right up against you, so that works."
"Well... I suppose so," Teddy allows at last. "But I get to buy breakfast."
Yeah, don't even call him perfect. Because if Gar did, Teddy would cringe.
"I've got practice at being kind."
"I've got practice at being kind."
"That isn't going to change, Gar. I'm always going to be kind and as gentle as I can be."

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