The longer Sherlock talks, the closer Ted gets to crying. His words are both incredibly insightful, and incredibly kind. It makes Ted feel unbelievably lucky and grateful to have Sherlock in his life. And so glad that they two of them have each other, not just because of the good it's done them, but also because otherwise there's a high probability Ted wouldn't know either of them.

When Sherlock finally looks at him, and says those words, his heart feels so full. And he knows that he'll easily come to love Sherlock too.

"Thank you," he answers softly, voice filled with emotion. "That means a lot. More than I could put words to."