[When Billy leans in, Teddy doesn't hesitate this time. He wraps both arms around Billy and pulls him against his chest, chin on top of his head, careful with his shoulder. He strokes his hair and shuts his eyes, feeling the remnants of tears behind them and not bothering to shift them away. They're not big enough to fall through his mask.

Watch him push you away. You're not good enough. You weren't ever good enough.

Shut up, shut up.

He doesn't care if he's not the one, if only for an instant. Billy needs this, Billy leaned toward him, sought him out... That's enough.]

I want you to fight. Fight as hard as you can, because this will be tough. No taking the easy way out. Just think about...

[Who you want to be, who you were before this thing took you over, think about what it'd feel like if -

No magic. No easy way out.]

Think about what I said. You have me... I've got you. So let's do this together... okay? We'll solve this.