Okay but.
Dirk has a couple Big Sweaters he sometimes pulls out to wear when he’s feeling Overwhelmed
Todd doesn’t really like the texture of sweaters (not nearly as much as flannels anyway) but. He Loves Dirk’s sweaters. Loves them, and will sometimes pull them out when Dirk’s not around and throw one on.
It makes him feel Safe and Comfortable like nothing else really has and
At some point Dirk comes back to the apartment to find Todd. Snuggled up in one of his sweaters. It’s entirely Too Big and the sleeves are flopping over his hands and Dirk– Dirk just melts
Like, he wakes up in the morning, probably on Todd’s sofa, all rumpled and uncomfortable from sleeping there. And he finds that someone put a blanket on him last night, which was nice of them, and he smiles a little. Pulls it around his shoulders. And then Todd emerges from the kitchen, because this is the one time he’s ever been up before Dirk (because it had been a tough case they just solved, so he figured Dirk could use the rest) and Todd makes him a cup of tea. And they sit and talk and Dirk’s all wrapped up in his blanket with his tea and he has this smile on his face, and says,
“Thanks Todd.” In that little way he does.