[The side of Mike's mouth quirks up for just a second in half of a wry smile. Not a pleasant memory from home, exactly, but it's warm. It's neutral, uncomplicated, tinged with the blue light of their living room television.]
He wasn't all bad. Billy, I mean. [Their dad wasn't enough of anything to be bad.] It sucks what happens to him.
[He was a raging asshole, sure, but he'd sort of become family. Mike would be lying if he said he didn't miss the guy buffaloing around the house like a drunk rock star.]
Steve sort of- made him better. [Well, to a degree.] Made him want to be better.
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Date: 2021-05-31 12:38 am (UTC)He wasn't all bad. Billy, I mean. [Their dad wasn't enough of anything to be bad.] It sucks what happens to him.
[He was a raging asshole, sure, but he'd sort of become family. Mike would be lying if he said he didn't miss the guy buffaloing around the house like a drunk rock star.]
Steve sort of- made him better. [Well, to a degree.] Made him want to be better.