[He leans into the hug, and you know, hugs just make things better. Right? People should really accept them more often, because it means a world of difference. Is it childish, to sag with relief into embraces? How often do heroes avoid letting someone support them like this? Other guys going headlong into adulthood? Part of him wonders if that's what he'll have to start doing, and part of him thinks they're doing it all wrong anyway.

He closes his eyes, feeling smaller than her, despite how he's certainly not kid-sized anymore.

Sometime, sooner or later, he'll grow up, he swears.

... Or he supposes he won't grow up, too literally.]

How do you stop feeling guilty? Sounds fake.

[He laughs, humorlessly.]

This guy, this bad dude... he killed half of the universe. Half of earth's gone now.

Feels unfair, that I'm one of trillions of lives who got another chance.