Riley would make an attempt to take the other man at face value, to forget that he was as deep and as dark as sea caverns forgotten by time, or a shipwreck forgotten through history. He offered a smile, it may not suffice over long term but in the right now perhaps it would do.

"I am glad." He hoped that he had contributed to it the feeling of relief if only for a little bit-- but at the end there was an unspoken 'for now' which he did not think should be scrutinized until the light of morning.

Because right now he did not want to take this backwards and make things awkward; instead he tucked himself into the other man's side and pillowed his head against Liam's shoulder. "You deserve the world."