( the bartender returns, and billy takes his drink with a quiet thank you, leaning around cain to get to it. doesn't stop leaning against him, because he definitely doesn't want to stand on his own right now. too much effort. there's a sip, a thoughtful sound after. he's--not a relationship expert. everything with his own has been a mess since the beginning. through numerous kidnappings and numerous things that would have been enough to break everything down but didn't.

still, he turns eyes to abel. grins, because he recognizes him. )

We've met. Danced a little. ( another sip, and billy offers the fruity drink to cain. ) I don't have an exact answer for you, everyone's different. Teddy and I have been through a lot--this isn't even our first multiversal kidnapping, and god, I can't even count the amount of times I've pulled stunts that pissed him off, but.

( a little hard to get into without going in depth about his own struggles with his mental health, with teddy's parents, with the avengers and all of that's a little too long to explain when he's tipsy, so. )

We've always been stronger together than apart, and I'm pretty sure that's a good way to tell. If being with the other person makes you an even better person, if you can accomplish things together that you never thought you'd be able to do before them, if being with them makes you want to try harder, to be better--even if they say you're amazing just as you are and love you regardless of your faults, I think that's more than enough.