That dissolved Kirk into laughter, hugging Bones in return. What he had flinched from with his father, he sunk into greedily with his friend. Quick a mix from more then three years ago when he had accidentally given Bones a black eye for hugging him. "You don't have to top anything." He muttered, nosing his way up to the other's ear. Fuck, he felt different here. Or maybe it was just Bones himself. Looser. Easier. ...and not in that way.