[ The smiles Coriolanus fixes him with makes his heart melt a little. The answer was the right choice even if it feels unbelievably selfish. He laughs, only slightly scratchy, but genuine as he grins at him. ]
Our kitchen, technically, but noted. [He counters lightly. He will remember that the other likes pancakes, just as he likes soup. Nothing can go wrong here. He swallows, still smiling.]
[He doesn't need to be an empath to see just how happy Billy is, and while it's hard for him to step outside of himself, he also does realize he needs to work on paying more attention to it. Coriolanus said his piece, and Billy spoke truthfully. He knows where they stand.
So his hand gets a little pat before he's turning back to the pancakes, because he can't let them go to waste either.]
Then we'll go from here. [He doesn't expect it to be so easy, but they have a starting point. Nothing has changed from the last conversation they've had on the subject. About a future. About being here together.]
magically preserved soup so coryo never goes hungry
Our kitchen, technically, but noted. [He counters lightly. He will remember that the other likes pancakes, just as he likes soup. Nothing can go wrong here. He swallows, still smiling.]
I'm happy here, too.
you saw nothing but reheated soup and pancakes
So his hand gets a little pat before he's turning back to the pancakes, because he can't let them go to waste either.]
Then we'll go from here. [He doesn't expect it to be so easy, but they have a starting point. Nothing has changed from the last conversation they've had on the subject. About a future. About being here together.]