[Kevin can't stop being surprised today. First he had completely misjudged how strongly his two best friends had felt about him, and how much they wanted him back. Now he's getting a warm, and very real, smile from Bobby Drake. Oh, he knows he's going to get in trouble once he's back, but for now, Kevin lets himself enjoy the moment and tries not to worry too much. He's amongst family now.
Family, he thinks. It must be real, since he's being welcomed as though he's one of their own, and Bobby's giving him a handshake minus gloves. They'll start keeping their distance again soon enough, and warily creep around him instead of how others are just pushed around in crowded hallways, but Kevin... he's going to be okay with it.]
Bobby, you guys... You guys didn't have to come. But you did. And I'm grateful for it.
Re: it's iris!
Family, he thinks. It must be real, since he's being welcomed as though he's one of their own, and Bobby's giving him a handshake minus gloves. They'll start keeping their distance again soon enough, and warily creep around him instead of how others are just pushed around in crowded hallways, but Kevin... he's going to be okay with it.]
Bobby, you guys... You guys didn't have to come. But you did. And I'm grateful for it.