Hearing it knocked the air out of him. Billy didn't know how to respond, because for so long he'd told himself those words mean fuck all. They come from parents who abandon him or people that want to hurt him or get something from him. But Frank wasn't like any of them, and he knew that
But he still didn't know what to do with those words. He'd been protecting himself from them for a long time.
So he smiled, weak and vulnerable as it was, and tried to laugh. He wanted to make a joke but he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself to cheapen what Frank just gave him. So he touched their heads together and gave Frank a quiet kiss. It was the best he could do.
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Date: 2018-08-01 02:22 pm (UTC)But he still didn't know what to do with those words. He'd been protecting himself from them for a long time.
So he smiled, weak and vulnerable as it was, and tried to laugh. He wanted to make a joke but he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself to cheapen what Frank just gave him. So he touched their heads together and gave Frank a quiet kiss. It was the best he could do.