[But that's just it--he hasn't realized it. Because defining relationships is oh-so-tricky for him. He knew he cared about her more than anyone else, the person he'd do anything for, do all those adjoining things related to that word he doesn't quite know how to say--
And it makes him silent again, and this time, he doesn't know what to say, what to ask. He didn't think of her the way he did Howard. Even Rogue, in that strange, strange way. That was his exposure to family.
And all it does is make him realize he's even worse at this than he realized and how could even ever raise a kid if he doesn't even understand how family works in the first place?]
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And it makes him silent again, and this time, he doesn't know what to say, what to ask. He didn't think of her the way he did Howard. Even Rogue, in that strange, strange way. That was his exposure to family.
And all it does is make him realize he's even worse at this than he realized and how could even ever raise a kid if he doesn't even understand how family works in the first place?]