He smiled back, glad his roommate could still be so strong in light of this great hurt. At least they were both going through it. As selfish and wrong as it was, there was some comfort in walking through this particular darkness with someone instead of alone.

"That's it? You don't need anything else?" He teased lightly, needing to chase that small smile Gladio had on his face a minute ago. It had been beautiful and had warmed him like the sun.

It was better that they stopped, wasn't it? Gladio deserved better than an old man with a heart problem and more emotional baggage than the sixties. Did he want them to stop? Never.