Like us, tome 2 : Lovers like us

Farrow rolls his eyes into a short laugh. "You love you fanfiction."
I shake my head and seriousness slams hard into my chest. "I like my reality."

Admittedly, I may not be that partial to the Cobalts, but I can tell when they sense something's "afoot" in their family. Standing upright, their unity carries a profound strenght that clenches the air. They may as well have buckled their armor and sheathed their weapons.

"[...] We're fucking different but we're still two superheroes who'd die for each other. In any era, any alternate universe. Like Captain America and the Winter Soldier."

Beckett continues, "If you betray my cousin, all seven Cobalts will destroy you far worse than you could ever hurt him."

He was super fucking young, and I remember rubbing my face until all the tears dried. I didn't want Xander to be afraid of bullies. i realized then that if I showed my cousins and siblings that I couldn't handle the world - young kids who saw me as a role model, their leader - then they'd never believe they could.

He's fallible. Imperfect. He's been telling me that since I was little, but my dad had always been a superhero in my eyes.
He's so human. It hurts.

- Maximoff Hale

Connor places his jacket on a wooden table. "I apologize for hurting you."
"I accept," I say, "but Janie's gonna need more than that."
Connor nods. "I'm aware. She already asked her mom and me to write a three-thousand word essay on why we love her." His lips pull upward, admiration for his daughter clear in his eyes.
My dad flashes a dry smile. "That's what happens when you raise a bunch of geniuses and make your family motto: loyalty to the death."
Connor grins a billion-dollar grin.

"you know what I think ?" I take a tight breath, my gaze hardening. "I think the Hales are a line of dominos, and when my mom or dad falls, my siblings topple with them."

I'd say parents love me, but I'm not a liar or a kiss ass. And I'm painfully certain that I've fallen onto Loren Hale's permanent shit list.

- Farrow Keene

I turned nineteen in July. I'm the oldest guy to too many cousins that look up to me, to siblings that need me. Like I'm captain America. Their superhero.