[ Mm. Apollo didn't think he does. He sees unseeingly past M, trying and failing to imagine how he would feel in Andrew's shoes. ]

I'm not sure if dating another Apollo would make it hurt more or less, [ He confesses quietly. Apollo shakes his head after a moment, reluctantly returning to the problem at hand as his searching, solemn gaze seeks out Midnighter's own. ]

Do you think it's enough of a reason for us not to do this?

[ Not 'do you think he'd be okay with it' because they both know he wouldn't, but 'do you think it's bad enough for us not to'. A whole other kind of question. One he desperately wants the answer to be no. As if either of them could give the other permission to make this transgression. ]