"I'm not lying," he protests groggily, "and I'd have stayed either way if you wanted."
He would. John goes to roll onto his side then catches himself with his good arm -- realising just too late that his other is in no state to do that. He fumbles to shove himself up awkwardly, trying to sit up so he can watch Ianto's reactions. So he can try to better judge the conversation and maybe, if he's lucky, not make this all worse again.
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But he's not --
"I'm not lying," he protests groggily, "and I'd have stayed either way if you wanted."
He would. John goes to roll onto his side then catches himself with his good arm -- realising just too late that his other is in no state to do that. He fumbles to shove himself up awkwardly, trying to sit up so he can watch Ianto's reactions. So he can try to better judge the conversation and maybe, if he's lucky, not make this all worse again.