Tony looked at him uncertain. "I'm not on the same level as they are, am I? Won't you have bittersweet feelings any time I call you that?" Well, mix in the fact that Tony had been getting frustrated and the names had started going downhill. Why Tony hadn't just explained this to Gladio earlier was anyone's guess.
His eyes widened in surprise and his gaze dropped away, embarrassed. Gladio had been just joking with him? It hadn't felt like one. Although, it did explain the confusion if Gladio didn't think he was speaking from the heart. He felt like a complete dumbass for missing that.
And there was that question again. It was deceptively simple.
"I'm not sure how to answer that," he admitted slowly. "I've lived my life as a very selfish man and in a lot of ways, I still do. I've been trying to do better." He hesitated to think about how to word this right. He finally looked up again, looking Gladio in the eye, trying to be as sincere as possible. "I could tell you what I want or what I wish, but neither are anywhere near as important to me as what you want and what you need. Do you know what those are?"
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His eyes widened in surprise and his gaze dropped away, embarrassed. Gladio had been just joking with him? It hadn't felt like one. Although, it did explain the confusion if Gladio didn't think he was speaking from the heart. He felt like a complete dumbass for missing that.
And there was that question again. It was deceptively simple.
"I'm not sure how to answer that," he admitted slowly. "I've lived my life as a very selfish man and in a lot of ways, I still do. I've been trying to do better." He hesitated to think about how to word this right. He finally looked up again, looking Gladio in the eye, trying to be as sincere as possible. "I could tell you what I want or what I wish, but neither are anywhere near as important to me as what you want and what you need. Do you know what those are?"