[Rue hardly knows what to do with that offer, it surprises them.]
Casey, you are so generous and caring. [The best of them all, Rue thinks, so young and so wounded, but still so good.] But I promise, I am just fine. Shouldering anything with you boys is never a burden. I am only taking enough to help you all breathe easier.
[Their wings settle around Casey like they always do, long feathers trailing down his back, engulfing him in their soft warmth as Rue squeezes him.]
What Peter needs is friends too. Not just this family that has elbowed their way into his life, but friends willing to have fun with and do different teenage activities together. Peter and I can have fun, certainly, but it's impossible to erase how much more of a parent than a peer I am. And Leo and Peter can do things certainly, but Leo is his partner, it paints the whole interaction differently.
If you do not mind it, maybe offering to hang out more often with planned activities might be good for him.
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Casey, you are so generous and caring. [The best of them all, Rue thinks, so young and so wounded, but still so good.] But I promise, I am just fine. Shouldering anything with you boys is never a burden. I am only taking enough to help you all breathe easier.
[Their wings settle around Casey like they always do, long feathers trailing down his back, engulfing him in their soft warmth as Rue squeezes him.]
What Peter needs is friends too. Not just this family that has elbowed their way into his life, but friends willing to have fun with and do different teenage activities together. Peter and I can have fun, certainly, but it's impossible to erase how much more of a parent than a peer I am. And Leo and Peter can do things certainly, but Leo is his partner, it paints the whole interaction differently.
If you do not mind it, maybe offering to hang out more often with planned activities might be good for him.