[Billy's response is a quiet laugh into the mop of silken blond hair, nuzzling against him and sliding his arms around Teddy's neck to hold him just as close. The sound is gentle, not mocking, affectionate and once more at ease. He wants Teddy to be relaxed, to stop fretting, to hold on to him and know that they'll both be fine, just like always. And he feels stupid for- well, for being stupid, for letting this linger and make it worse.
It's not like he can give up the magic lessons - or not that he can't, but he thinks it would be worse for all of them if he did - but he doesn't want them to be a cause of stress for the person he loves. That was never his intent.]
Dummy. How could we ever lose each other? We're a team.
[More than just as Young Avengers. More than friends. They're family, bound by ties stronger even than blood, because blood doesn't always mean anything, especially not for them over the last year or so. Since they'd met, become superheroes, learned so much about themselves and each other.
His voice drops to a whisper, pressing a line of gentle kisses along Teddy's hairline, down to his jaw.]
I'd change reality itself to stay with you if I had to.
[It's not a serious comment, not really - he can't imagine a situation that would merit something like that - but the sentiment is no less real. That's how much I want this, he's really saying. That's how much you mean to me.
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It's not like he can give up the magic lessons - or not that he can't, but he thinks it would be worse for all of them if he did - but he doesn't want them to be a cause of stress for the person he loves. That was never his intent.]
Dummy. How could we ever lose each other? We're a team.
[More than just as Young Avengers. More than friends. They're family, bound by ties stronger even than blood, because blood doesn't always mean anything, especially not for them over the last year or so. Since they'd met, become superheroes, learned so much about themselves and each other.
His voice drops to a whisper, pressing a line of gentle kisses along Teddy's hairline, down to his jaw.]
I'd change reality itself to stay with you if I had to.
[It's not a serious comment, not really - he can't imagine a situation that would merit something like that - but the sentiment is no less real. That's how much I want this, he's really saying. That's how much you mean to me.
How much I love you.]