"Yeah we had a real rough start when we met, but obviously doing better." Billy thinks about the time they pushed a mattress out of a window and just… gets this dopey grin on his face for a moment.

"He really is one of the first people to believe I could be better. Actually gave me a shot and helped out when I fucked things up sometimes." And helped out during the times it mattered most. The shower during the volcano situation. The fireworks ordeal. Times when Billy needed someone without asking for it.

Billy rests his head against the chair to lol at Gladio. "Does me crush meet my superior‘s approval then?"