Ianto laughed nervously at him. "Thanks. I. I mean well. It's nice of you to say so. I mean, it's not like I work out, or have the perfect physique right now, all things considered. I'm... I know I'm not perfect, or anything. But. It's... Yeah." He laughed again. Should he move his hand? He really didn't want to, not in that moment, not if it meant breaking that moment. Obviously, breaking or not breaking moments was becoming a theme in...whatever this was between him and Sulu. "It's nice of you to say so," he repeated, lamely.
"And, well. I mean, its... It's a good thing that it was me that you ended up handcuffed to, and not Jack. Or rather, it's also lucky that it's me and Jack that have to be close to each other, and not the two of you. I... I hope that even being stuck this much together isn't going to make you feel any worse about Jack's behavior. I'll... I'll try to keep him in check, but. I can't make any promises, yeah? Who knows whether he'll decide to behave himself, or well, not." Never mind the fact that Ianto was continuing the conversation with his hand cupped to the side of Sulu's face. He really should be getting those jeans on, and yet. He didn't really want to move and break the contact at all.
"I..." he said, trying and kind of failing not to be awkward about this, because it was so new and he just wasn't used to any of it. "I'm glad that it's you, too. I mean. All things considered, for viruses, this... This isn't so bad, yeah? Even though you're well. Like this. I'm...I'm not used to being so much taller than you," he said, laughing nervously again. God, he was really fixated on this height thing.
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"And, well. I mean, its... It's a good thing that it was me that you ended up handcuffed to, and not Jack. Or rather, it's also lucky that it's me and Jack that have to be close to each other, and not the two of you. I... I hope that even being stuck this much together isn't going to make you feel any worse about Jack's behavior. I'll... I'll try to keep him in check, but. I can't make any promises, yeah? Who knows whether he'll decide to behave himself, or well, not." Never mind the fact that Ianto was continuing the conversation with his hand cupped to the side of Sulu's face. He really should be getting those jeans on, and yet. He didn't really want to move and break the contact at all.
"I..." he said, trying and kind of failing not to be awkward about this, because it was so new and he just wasn't used to any of it. "I'm glad that it's you, too. I mean. All things considered, for viruses, this... This isn't so bad, yeah? Even though you're well. Like this. I'm...I'm not used to being so much taller than you," he said, laughing nervously again. God, he was really fixated on this height thing.