"And I will," Ianto affirmed. "Be willing to help you like this. Always. God knows, you're going to have to talk me out of enough moods in the future. I'm happy that I can even help at all, right here and now, really. And so...you're welcome. Any time. I know that you'll always lend an ear to listen and talk when you can, and you should know that I'll do the same. That..."

He moved his hand down, to rest on Sulu's chest again, tilting his head sideways to rest on Sulu's shoulder, tucking it into the crook of his neck. "That even if you think it's stupid or too small to bother with, it doesn't matter. Just tell me, and I'll be happy to hear you out on it. To talk to you and help in any way I can. It's the least I can do, after all." He paused a moment, before speaking up again, softly. "So...thank you. For trusting me with that. I know...well. That it's probably not so easy to talk about. But. I'm glad to know that it helped. Very glad."