Gladio was quiet. Just listening. Listening and slowly rubbing a hand along Tony's back, just as he had been all along.
It was only when Tony was finished that Gladio stopped. And he only stopped so he could wrap his arms around the man and pull him into a tight hug. He wanted to wrap the rest of himself around him. Curl around him and shield him from all the pain and hurts of the world, and all the pains and hurts that had been done to Tony. But he knew he couldn't. All he could do was hold him in the here and now and hope that was enough.
"What I got from all of that... is you're a survivor, Tony. You've seen so much, been through so damn much, more than a person should. But you've survived. You can still smile and laugh and that's damn impressive." Because Gladio wasn't sure if he'd have been able to. Tony said he'd been wrecked, but Gladio... would have broken. He kept those thoughts to himself though. None of this was about him, after all. So what he did was lean in and press a soft, warm kiss to Tony's lips. "You're an impressive man. And I'm so sorry you've been through so much shit. But you ever have those nightmares... you come to me, alright? I'll help get rid of them."
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It was only when Tony was finished that Gladio stopped. And he only stopped so he could wrap his arms around the man and pull him into a tight hug. He wanted to wrap the rest of himself around him. Curl around him and shield him from all the pain and hurts of the world, and all the pains and hurts that had been done to Tony. But he knew he couldn't. All he could do was hold him in the here and now and hope that was enough.
"What I got from all of that... is you're a survivor, Tony. You've seen so much, been through so damn much, more than a person should. But you've survived. You can still smile and laugh and that's damn impressive." Because Gladio wasn't sure if he'd have been able to. Tony said he'd been wrecked, but Gladio... would have broken. He kept those thoughts to himself though. None of this was about him, after all. So what he did was lean in and press a soft, warm kiss to Tony's lips. "You're an impressive man. And I'm so sorry you've been through so much shit. But you ever have those nightmares... you come to me, alright? I'll help get rid of them."