"Shut up, I know it's not that simple." The sentence comes out far more gruff than it needs to be. "And you're always too quick to fight for yourself, you gotta let us slow guys do it first sometimes."

He picks his head up to look back into Tommy's stunning green eyes. They match the green on his letterman jacket.

Right. There was something——

Billy pulls his arms away and moves in a manner to keep from dislodging his partner from his lap. There's some fumbling around by the tape player before he brings up another cloth wrapped present. This one is bigger than the birthday gift, but light. He holds it out in offering for Tommy. "I made this for you. I had to sneak into your room in that Avenger Place."

Inside are the shells he had put along the windowsill, now stung together with some simple, thin wire where they can dangle. There are loops at both ends. "You can hang them up now, so that way the air moves them and the light will glitter off of them. Kinda like a disco ball, but... special."