𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕦𝕡.

 ❛  FUCK, DID I miss that?  ❜  yeah, he has had plenty on his plate lately, but he still felt like a less than stellar friend.  ❛  sorry, jj. yeah, seventeen, though. feeling any different?  ❜  

    ❛  AT LEAST YOU’RE not sulking anymore. proud of you, bro.  ❜  and it had taken him long enough, in his opinion.  ❛  what’s up with that anyway?  ❜  he asked when the older stark mentioned their father.  

  ❛  BACHELOR IN PARADISE?  ❜  the boy found himself questioning, he had never even heard about that one.  ❛  is that the new version of the bachelor or were they able to come up with yet another shit faux reality show?  ❜  

   HE NODDED, COULD kind of get it, or at least just understand where she was coming from.  ❛  i don’t think they’d pay half as much attention to it even if they had one.  ❜ 

   ❛  ARE WE REALLY related? i need a second opinion,  ❜  he quipped. the worst thing was that he knew his sister wasn't even joking about it.  ❛  for fucks sake, nor? who are you hitting on now?  ❜  why was this his life?

  ❛  AS MUCH AS i do love my house, i can’t believe summer is half gone and the most exciting thing i’ve done was finish monster world’s main story,  ❜  he half-joked.  ❛  have you had better luck?  ❜  

   ❛  I FUCKING HATE  this,  ❜  he sighed, frustrated. he hated how useless he was with the whole situation, and just wished there was anything he could do to help his father. to save him.

   ❛  TO BE FAIR, i wouldn’t put past my dad to come up with the most ridiculous suggestion just to make my life harder,  ❜  he chuckled. but at least he could trust one of them to actually be helpful.  ❛  mission impossible, definitely.  ❜  

    THE BOY SHRUGGED again. he had long gotten used to people acting just like that and had quickly learned not to give a crap.  ❛  just ignore them. people who pay too much attention to someone else’s lives are just bored with their own.  ❜ 

  ❛  OK?  ❜  HE SHRUGGED. purple hair was hardly the strangest thing he saw around the halls of academy.  ❛  good for you. it’s a good look.  ❜ 

  THE TEEN SMILED at the blonde. ❛  sounds like a crisis, we should get the avengers on it,  ❜  he joked.  ❛  do you have options? i happen to have a great taste on movies.  ❜  

  HE NODDED WITH understanding, it couldn’t be easy to live the possibility of hulk incidents like the one at the science building. ❛  that’s a weird logic, dude.  ❜  he didn’t get how working for the army would help with that, but just shrugged.  ❛  i mean, you’re here so he obviously wants you to get a more formal education sort of thing.  ❜  

   THE BOY VISIBLY flinched, stepping back without even noticing.  ❛  i know you are,  ❜  he whispered. and that was exactly why he was so worried -- scared. dads and alcohol wasn’t a good mix, it never ended up well for him.  ❛  not when you’re a fucking recovering alcoholic,  ❜  he retorted, voice raising a little. it was so frustrating that the other didn’t see it.  ❛  i don’t want you to be like him, ok?  ❜  rationally, he knew it wouldn’t happen. he knew his dad was nothing like jeremy, but fear was an awful thing. hard to shake off when it set and not rarely irrational.

  HE LOOKED AT  the man, and despite his displeasure with everything that had happened, he could see the truth in the words.  ❛  to bad he can’t just give him his regeneration.  ❜ that would have been too easy, and life was anything but. that much he knew. 

  ❛  THE CARD TRICK,  ❜ he smiled, moving closer to the female. he had been crossing the quad aimlessly when the flying card had grabbed his attention.  ❛  is there a class around here i can register to learn that?  ❜  he doubted, of course, and was merely joking. 

  ❛  WHAT’S WRONG WITH being like your dad?  ❜   he asked curiously. he sure would love to be as smart as the man.  ❛  still think you should just do what you want, man.  ❜