hearing himself be lumped in with similar men and claiming that they were all just talk made him scoff. tom might have dealt with others like him before, but he had never been with symon. he didn't mind backing up his bark with a bite or two. literally. time would show that for him though. "you might regret saying that later tonight. i might not even let you make it back home. wonder if your friends remind me enough to give my description to the police." that part was a joke, but he had so many buttons that needed to be pushed before he got serious with something. his arms naturally flexed when tom moved to grab them. one thing about him was that he didn't mind putting on a show. he handed the younger man the key fob to the building and crouched down so that he could run slide his arms around his body. "i'm going to have my hands full with you, aren't i? you're lucky that i don't mind showing off for pretty guys like you." with that, he lifted tom up from the ground and started to carry him, bridal style. he approached the building and made sure to lower them down so that the other could use his key fob to buzz them in. "you're going to get so used to this, i might not even have to hold you against your will. you might forget how to walk entirely if it's not me carrying you somewhere." which he didn't mind. he would lead them all the way up to the penthouse without breaking a sweat. symon had appreciated all of the years he spent at the gym. even though he didn't look like the strongest man in the world, he had what he liked to call farmer's strength.