"Sometimes parents just... aren't there when they're supposed to be." He knows that well enough, even if it's not in the same capacity. Eddie tries and pulls Billy closer to him, even when they're so close already. "They're people, and they fuck up and-- leave us to pick up the pieces. It's not right, but that doesn't stop them from doing it."

He has to take a moment then, quiet and still as he nuzzles against Billy's neck. He wants to be close to him, wishes he were better at this. Everything is just off the cuff, flying by the seat of his pants. But he's trying, more than he ever has, reaching out to Billy over years of trauma to try and forge that connection.

"I get it. You want it all to mean something. Because if it has a point, then it's good damage. But sometimes damage is just... damage. Just people that hurt you."