It says a lot about how used to the crown he’s gotten; he forgot it was there. His smile is bordering on wry. “Yeah, it’s… another long story. I’ll tell you though, if you want to know.” Isn’t there some rule about not knowing too much of the future? The. Again if Tommy is right it doesn’t matter because he won’t remember.

He follows Billy over to sit down, and immediately takes his hands. He doesn’t want to not be touching him right now. Not when everything feels fragile, and not when he’s sure Billy is going to tell him things that are going to hurt.

“I hear the beginning is a good place to start.”