“Quite insistent today, 007,” he smirked, actively trying to suppress the surge of annoyance that was growing in him. They had agreed that whatever would happen to them, it would never have any repercussions on their work, but Q was finding it increasingly difficult to be discarded like a dysfunctional toy and then have to undergo fake sympathy at 2AM. He lifted his eyes up to Bond’s level, challenging him bitterly, before realising that his interlocutor’s look was directed towards his wrist and more precisely on his left hand that was clenching it. The gesture had been unvoluntary, just born out of temporary comfort from Q’s side, but now he regretted how obvious it was.