Sighs thinking of of of the Peter's again
Specifically bio brothers Peter's and and being Tony's kids and just the absolute tragedy the aftermath of the blip would feel like for everyone in the family.
Just Tony telling his boys about a yr later that he is pregnant and Tobey ofc feels guilty for getting upset w his dad bc hes allowed to have this but he just knows that itll be different. He knows how he'll be there for Morgan when he couldn't always be there for his boys. He knows that he isn't replacing Peter or his two oldest but it definitely feels like that to him. He knows how itll all play out but he forces it down and smiles and nods and supports his dad and tells him if he ever needs a babysitter to call him.
Of course he'll babysit his baby sister. He's done it with his little brothers. Took care of them even. Why stop that now?
Andrew is different. He gets mad. He feels the anger grab ahold of him tightly and he seethes. He feels his father is forgetting about their youngest brother and replacing him. Using another child as a way to escape the grief. He yells and shouts and storms out when he finds out. He cant help but feel like things are changing and he's losing sight of everything. He already lost Gwen, not long after did he lose his little brother. The guilt of not being there to save either of them hold him in a vice grip.
The boys go about their grief differently.
Tobey knows getting angry about it wont do any good. He did it with uncle Ben and his dad- there's no need to get angry when he knows it wont bring anyone back. So he adjusts and learns and adapts.
Andrew let's it eat at him. The guilt of not even being able to be there when his brother dusted. The fact that even before he left he had gotten into an argument with the younger the morning of, and he turns it over and over in his head. Thinking about how his last words to his brother was an insult he didnt mean.
Andrew distances himself. Throws himself into his studies in college and picks up a job or two. Going out on patrol more often than he used to as Spider-Man. Not holding his punches back. Getting more quiet as time passes by.
Tobey notices his brothers pain and tries to keep in contact but its hard to do when he wont pick up the phone. He tries and tries to connect his brother, feeling guilty that hes losing another baby brother. He was supposed to take care of his babies and yet hes lost them both.
Tobey let's himself take more jobs at the bugle. Tries to make it work with Mary Jane. Ends up with the Symbiote and things go haywire. Almost loses Harry and he decides he cant lose him too. He's lost too much already. He needs at least one constant and Harry was that. Even though theyre both so so different now, they heal eachother and help eachother when the other needs it most. Rekindling their relationship into something, maybe a little more.
