"Yeah, yeah I want this, too," Peter breathes, fiddling with his brush as he takes that in. He kind of hates how much he needs that reassurance but maybe it's an orphan thing. Maybe Mr. Stark gets that.

"I know I'm not supposed to care about that kind of thing, being a teenager. I know it's weird. But maybe those kids who don't care have parents. It's a really bad feeling to think no one wants you. Or like the ones that do keep leaving. Good thing we've got each other."