[Billy's smile is musing in response to that, leaning in to kiss Teddy's forehead. Dummy. Such a dummy sometimes.]
I keep asking myself that question, and I'm not any closer to figuring it out, either. Maybe instead of wondering about it, we should just be grateful we're this lucky.
[Because he does feel lucky- even if Teddy has problems,it's not like he's any better, and sometimes they both flounder and fight about it. Sometimes they say or do the wrong thing, and sometimes he says something callous that reminds Teddy of his mom, and sometimes Teddy tries to give him a heart attack doing something stupid. And sometimes they say or do the right thing, like the moment where Teddy built him up by talking about how strong he was without his powers when he was low, or this moment, right here and now.
They're not perfect. But that's what makes them right. And he's giving that look right back at Teddy, fingers curling gently in his hair once more.]
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I keep asking myself that question, and I'm not any closer to figuring it out, either. Maybe instead of wondering about it, we should just be grateful we're this lucky.
[Because he does feel lucky- even if Teddy has problems,it's not like he's any better, and sometimes they both flounder and fight about it. Sometimes they say or do the wrong thing, and sometimes he says something callous that reminds Teddy of his mom, and sometimes Teddy tries to give him a heart attack doing something stupid. And sometimes they say or do the right thing, like the moment where Teddy built him up by talking about how strong he was without his powers when he was low, or this moment, right here and now.
They're not perfect. But that's what makes them right. And he's giving that look right back at Teddy, fingers curling gently in his hair once more.]
I love you, T.