#the pinnacle of friendship they're a duo they're Best Friends do you KNOW how that makes me Tear Up™

[mythvoiced]

@theimpalpable | the GBEP

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The Heaven's actual punishment to him is probably this right here. A best friend he can't be honest to, a best friend they have to lie to, a best friend he can't even touch.

Kaeden doesn't know if they'd be the type of person to translate their affection into amicable pats or whole hugs, but having the discovery of that ripped from him, at the expense of a person he cares for far too dearly, forcing Wilder in a position where all compromising happens with the shorter stick sticking to his fingers and not Kaeden's, well...

Or, in other words, if Kaeden could, he'd be squishing Wilder's cheeks right now, sway him about like the cutest kitten they'd ever seen, they would. And the idea that they're not allowed as much, is representative of all the normalicies of friendship he's robbing Wilder of by simply being what he is.

He chuckles around the lump in his throat and leans forward.

"First off, those are both kickass sidekicks and, now, I could say you're the best of all of 'em, best sidekick to ever sidekick, alas," Kaeden tilts their head to the side, tries to keep his grin sharp, somewhat as sharp as the knife twisting in his chest at Wilder's words, "you're not a sidekick. We're best friends. No one's anyone's sidekick. We're a superhero duo. Tigger and Winnie. Batman and Superman."