Tony looks up again, frowning. "No! I think... that's what I used to think, too. But every time you've hurt me, trying to hurt you back didn't fix anything anything. It's never made me feel better. I just need to know that you know why I was mad, and that you'll keep trying to do better."

He lets out a slow, heavy breath. "And... I think you've proved that. What you did, you did before I got here. It was still a really awful thing to do, but you weren't breaking any of the promises you made to me. Mostly I'm mad that you didn't tell me sooner." Tony pauses here, trying to find the right words.

"...But you did tell me. And that's... that's what's important. I'm glad I heard about it from you and not someone else. That's how I know you really do want to get better. That's why I still trust you, even if I am kind of pissed at you."

His voice drops almost to a whisper. "What I said in the Dreaming— I haven't changed my mind. I want to be here for you."