[It's something he recognizes easily enough because of the Young Avengers - it's something he's never had before, never really needed, because he's always had the kind of family he wanted. The others in the team all came from varying states of broken families, so he's used to seeing it more than feeling it, but... he'd never hesitated to call Tommy his brother, or Eli and Nate brothers-in-arms. He's so close to Kate and Cassie is like a little sister. Even Jonas was a part of that, even though they hadn't been around each other for long. And Teddy... god, Teddy's so much more than family to him. They made themselves into a family, all of them.]
Family's... so much more than blood. Sometimes the family you're born into isn't the one you belong with, and sometimes it just isn't enough. And sometimes you lose them all and have to find a new one. But you can choose who your family is, and they can choose you. You just have to let yourself feel it. And you have to let yourself want it, too.
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[It's something he recognizes easily enough because of the Young Avengers - it's something he's never had before, never really needed, because he's always had the kind of family he wanted. The others in the team all came from varying states of broken families, so he's used to seeing it more than feeling it, but... he'd never hesitated to call Tommy his brother, or Eli and Nate brothers-in-arms. He's so close to Kate and Cassie is like a little sister. Even Jonas was a part of that, even though they hadn't been around each other for long. And Teddy... god, Teddy's so much more than family to him. They made themselves into a family, all of them.]
Family's... so much more than blood. Sometimes the family you're born into isn't the one you belong with, and sometimes it just isn't enough. And sometimes you lose them all and have to find a new one. But you can choose who your family is, and they can choose you. You just have to let yourself feel it. And you have to let yourself want it, too.