[billy taught him that - when the young avengers made a space for tommy on their team. tommy’s not a thinker; he doesn’t do much planning ahead, just acts on impulse, but making that decision to do good with his life? that was an important choice, one that tommy probably wouldn’t have made otherwise.
despite what tommy claims about not having feelings, despite knowing that wanda couldn’t have left the village of her own accord, he’s still hurt by her departure. and billy’s a million times more sensitive, tommy knows this. he’s all raw, bleeding heart, all the time, and he’s always had a much stronger connection with wanda, sharing her same set of powers. tommy can only guess at how much his twin’s hurting over this loss.
he doesn’t answer billy with words - billy already knows the answers to his questions. instead, tommy makes the choice to give billy what he needs - emotional support. tommy isn’t used to playing this role, but the longer they’re here, the more practice he gets, and it’s getting a little easier, day by day. so when tommy steps toward billy and pulls him into a hug, it doesn’t feel as weird as it once did - it feels like this is what he’s supposed to do.]
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[billy taught him that - when the young avengers made a space for tommy on their team. tommy’s not a thinker; he doesn’t do much planning ahead, just acts on impulse, but making that decision to do good with his life? that was an important choice, one that tommy probably wouldn’t have made otherwise.
despite what tommy claims about not having feelings, despite knowing that wanda couldn’t have left the village of her own accord, he’s still hurt by her departure. and billy’s a million times more sensitive, tommy knows this. he’s all raw, bleeding heart, all the time, and he’s always had a much stronger connection with wanda, sharing her same set of powers. tommy can only guess at how much his twin’s hurting over this loss.
he doesn’t answer billy with words - billy already knows the answers to his questions. instead, tommy makes the choice to give billy what he needs - emotional support. tommy isn’t used to playing this role, but the longer they’re here, the more practice he gets, and it’s getting a little easier, day by day. so when tommy steps toward billy and pulls him into a hug, it doesn’t feel as weird as it once did - it feels like this is what he’s supposed to do.]