[ It's cheeky, bright and a little too pleased with himself, but it's a testament to how far he and Matt have come that there's no hesitation there. It's the same surety that he would've had before the big reveal, that clearly Matt needs him in his life to show him amazing new ways of thinking like how to let someone take care of you.
It almost makes up for his hesitation in the other aspect of their relationship. Or at least, Foggy tells himself that it does, even though even he can't convince himself that Matt hasn't noticed it. He knows Matt's expressions probably about as well as Matt knows the way he smells, or whatever - and that as much as anything else had been a huge part in understanding and reconciling what Matt knew about him from them - and as cute as that little brow wrinkle is, he knows it means Matt's concerned.
And he could try to clarify what he means, it's just - he doesn't really know how to, and it's a lot easier to keep going with the selfish thing.
Especially when he gets a real chuckle from that, and oh, Foggy is such a goner for that little grin. ]
Not the same way I want to take care of you. [ He pauses, just long enough to let his slightly sly tone speak for itself - before he goes right ahead and speaks for it anyway. ] That was a sex joke, just in case you didn't get that.
[ And then Matt goes and brings up the sweetheart thing he hadn't even realized he'd done until it's pointed out for him. Foggy flushes briefly, ready to tell him that he won't do it again if it's something that Matt's not into, except - nope, this is a very different conversation. Oh. ]
But you were. I wasn't sure if you'd like it. And I know, I could've practiced this whole healthy communication thing we have going and asked, but - it's you. I had to spend a long time training myself to say buddy and man when I really wanted to say honey and sweetheart.
[ Sure did just admit that most of the time he was using bro nicknames he meant it the way he would've used a pet name, but, well, what's out is out. ]
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[ It's cheeky, bright and a little too pleased with himself, but it's a testament to how far he and Matt have come that there's no hesitation there. It's the same surety that he would've had before the big reveal, that clearly Matt needs him in his life to show him amazing new ways of thinking like how to let someone take care of you.
It almost makes up for his hesitation in the other aspect of their relationship. Or at least, Foggy tells himself that it does, even though even he can't convince himself that Matt hasn't noticed it. He knows Matt's expressions probably about as well as Matt knows the way he smells, or whatever - and that as much as anything else had been a huge part in understanding and reconciling what Matt knew about him from them - and as cute as that little brow wrinkle is, he knows it means Matt's concerned.
And he could try to clarify what he means, it's just - he doesn't really know how to, and it's a lot easier to keep going with the selfish thing.
Especially when he gets a real chuckle from that, and oh, Foggy is such a goner for that little grin. ]
Not the same way I want to take care of you. [ He pauses, just long enough to let his slightly sly tone speak for itself - before he goes right ahead and speaks for it anyway. ] That was a sex joke, just in case you didn't get that.
[ And then Matt goes and brings up the sweetheart thing he hadn't even realized he'd done until it's pointed out for him. Foggy flushes briefly, ready to tell him that he won't do it again if it's something that Matt's not into, except - nope, this is a very different conversation. Oh. ]
But you were. I wasn't sure if you'd like it. And I know, I could've practiced this whole healthy communication thing we have going and asked, but - it's you. I had to spend a long time training myself to say buddy and man when I really wanted to say honey and sweetheart.
[ Sure did just admit that most of the time he was using bro nicknames he meant it the way he would've used a pet name, but, well, what's out is out. ]