"Good. Or I'd be, uh, really embarrassed about having said that," Teddy laughed, trying to pass it off as less strenuous than it actually was. Really, his stomach was twisting, his heart was pounding, and the tips of his fingers were beginning to turn green before he noticed and changed them back.
When Teddy leaned in to kiss Billy, it was exactly like kissing Billy always had been before: the shape of his lips, the taste of his mouth, the soft exhale that passed between them. Except that, emotionally, it was the rollercoaster of things that followed I love you expressed physically. Because Teddy was better at that.
Better at running his hands through Billy's hair, cupping his cheek, and pouring gratitude into every touch until he had to pull back. Even then he didn't go far, resting his forehead against Billy's and looking at him, almost cross eyed from how close they were. "Just...keep your promise."