[His eyebrows rose in surprise and he looked back up at the large man. Was he wrong? He didn't want to take advantage of Gladio's generous nature and take anything he might regret later.
It didn't matter that he had a legitimate reason to want to stay close. It didn't matter if this was taking just about every ounce of trust Tony possessed. What mattered was protecting this noble young man who gave far too much.
He didn't have a flippant answer or a wisecrack joke at ready. He'd been finding his armor and bracing himself to face the night alone. He feared what Gladio was seeing now, but whatever it was it was genuine and real.
And since he couldn't actually find the words, he leaned forward and gave Gladio one more kiss. It was less dominant- no, less confident- perhaps more sweet, but definitely grateful.]
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It didn't matter that he had a legitimate reason to want to stay close. It didn't matter if this was taking just about every ounce of trust Tony possessed. What mattered was protecting this noble young man who gave far too much.
He didn't have a flippant answer or a wisecrack joke at ready. He'd been finding his armor and bracing himself to face the night alone. He feared what Gladio was seeing now, but whatever it was it was genuine and real.
And since he couldn't actually find the words, he leaned forward and gave Gladio one more kiss. It was less dominant- no, less confident- perhaps more sweet, but definitely grateful.]