[Henry smiles at that. And then he laughs. He laughs a little more, and it's simultaneously melodic and cruel, and full of indelible love for Alec.]

Good. [He draws his thumb lightly against his cheek this time.] How fitting for a man who loved to do the same to his beloved "children".

[And he's sure Alec's version of electrocution was far, far worse than anything they ever suffered in the lab. Good.]

A weight's been lifted. It's almost impossible to believe. Everything you've done for me, this included... At this rate, I'll never make it up to you.

[Not that he feels he owes Alec anything, either. That, too, just makes him love him more.]