"Baby steps, right?" Robbie can't let himself tread on this moment. Vance looks more at ease, content.

His hand still feels warm. It's nice.

Robbie squashes that line of thought. It would like complication on complications. He wants things to be normal, where he doesn't have stray thoughts like that and a growing curiosity about how it would feel to let Vance say things like I love you again. Because Robbie trusts him and wants to believe him and because of how he feels as well. "I don't think you can. You haven't even wobbled. You're the best hero, the best... person I know. You're always good at whatever you're getting ranked on. You're really not boring. I know I give you a hard time a lot, but I ... you know. Admire you."

And if someone like that could - could prefer to be around Robbie, maybe he's finally done doing penance.