Billy and David exchange a look. And Billy maybe pointedly takes David's hand to drag his fiance away. Soon enough only Teddy and Tommy are left.
"I didn't want you to have to look at me. I didn't want you looking at me in disgust after..."
After how important Tommy had become to him. Teddy wraps his arms around himself, as if seeking comfort. A gesture Tommy would absolutely be familiar with. It happened only when Teddy was scared or felt vulnerable.
"After what that place did to us. After what it made you do. Kl'rt and Ry'lin explained it to me. The place was a breeding program. To make rare and unique weapons, in addition to the zoo. They pumped the air full of these pheromones that trigger these ancient, Skrull mating urges. They must have done something similar to you. When they found us, I was already..."
Teddy blushes a dark green.
"You didn't want kids, and I knew you'd never be able to look at me again. And you'd never want kids who were... that came to be like that. So I came back here. Where they'd be among their people. Where they could be loved, by both their fathers. But I couldn't tell you. I didn't want you to hat them. They did nothing wrong."
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"I didn't want you to have to look at me. I didn't want you looking at me in disgust after..."
After how important Tommy had become to him. Teddy wraps his arms around himself, as if seeking comfort. A gesture Tommy would absolutely be familiar with. It happened only when Teddy was scared or felt vulnerable.
"After what that place did to us. After what it made you do. Kl'rt and Ry'lin explained it to me. The place was a breeding program. To make rare and unique weapons, in addition to the zoo. They pumped the air full of these pheromones that trigger these ancient, Skrull mating urges. They must have done something similar to you. When they found us, I was already..."
Teddy blushes a dark green.
"You didn't want kids, and I knew you'd never be able to look at me again. And you'd never want kids who were... that came to be like that. So I came back here. Where they'd be among their people. Where they could be loved, by both their fathers. But I couldn't tell you. I didn't want you to hat them. They did nothing wrong."