Ianto is starting to feel the alcohol himself as well, warm and pleasant as the touch of John's hands on him.
Free for you.
He keeps his eyes level on the other man even as his expression sobers a little. Well -- softens from the flirtation he'd offered into. Something else. It's not like John to give him idle promises or reassurances, after all. He knows he means it. More than that, he knows that it's true.
This is a distinct difference from John's sudden change of heart in the Central, and honestly while Ianto still has questions it's just a relief that whatever it was hasn't shut him off completely. He moves a hand to brace John's hand on his cheek, fingers curling lightly around his wrist as he offers, "No, you wouldn't, would you." Giving the other man a moment to understand that he knows what extremes he'd go to on his behalf, before he lightens the moment slightly, another flick of a smile at him as he continues, "No dragons, no cannibals, no bandits, no...sunburns."
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Free for you.
He keeps his eyes level on the other man even as his expression sobers a little. Well -- softens from the flirtation he'd offered into. Something else. It's not like John to give him idle promises or reassurances, after all. He knows he means it. More than that, he knows that it's true.
This is a distinct difference from John's sudden change of heart in the Central, and honestly while Ianto still has questions it's just a relief that whatever it was hasn't shut him off completely. He moves a hand to brace John's hand on his cheek, fingers curling lightly around his wrist as he offers, "No, you wouldn't, would you." Giving the other man a moment to understand that he knows what extremes he'd go to on his behalf, before he lightens the moment slightly, another flick of a smile at him as he continues, "No dragons, no cannibals, no bandits, no...sunburns."