[And that's what makes Billy stand up, half-reaching for him, not quite there yet but god, it makes his heart clench to hear Teddy say things like that. He'd felt that same illness in his boyfriend's body all week, and yes, it had worried him, especially with Teddy never getting sick. But there'd been no explanation, and it had vanished just as swiftly as it had appeared when they were alone together. He just couldn't make sense of it.

And neither, it seemed, could Teddy. But he can't stay quiet with those words hanging over them.]

How can you say that? Katniss, Sabriel, Cap, Bucky, Mia, Pepper, the professor... and that's just to name a few. Do you have any idea how many people would call you a friend here? Or at home? Do you know how important you are?