every time starkovitch hug, gary tucks his face into billy's neck, wrapping his arms around billy's waist and holding him as close as possible. billy puts a hand on the back of gary's head, gently holding him there, and sometimes they'll hold each other long enough that billy will start playing with gary's hair as well. sometimes, when they're there holding one another for a long while, gary's hands will sneak up billy's shirt, craving skin-to-skin contact and wanting nothing more than to be as close to billy as possible. billy will let his hand fall slightly to press against the back of gary's neck, sometimes squeezing almost as if he's scruffing him, and gary always leans into the feeling, the warmth and weight of billy's hand familiar, comforting, grounding. truthfully, they'd be content to hold each other forever, never leaving each other's arms.