[It's the kind of thing that must be difficult to talk about; most of their friends are still young, and while they have plenty of life experience, this falls outside the purview of fighting bad guys and going through trauma. But it's something Steph can understand, even if the situation isn't exactly the same, so she gives Kon her full attention as he talks, letting him get through the story without interruption.
It's not an easy one. There's a happy ending, sure, but that's not always enough.]
It kinda sounds like she was a little bit yours, if you helped take care of her. [If he misses her as much as he seems to.
Steph sets her drink down on the counter and holds her arms up in the offer of a hug. They don't know each other well enough for her to just go for it, but she suspects he could use one.]
I'm sorry you couldn't stay with them.
[It isn't like her situation, where she can only miss the... concept of a daughter, not an actual baby that she cared for and played with and fed and kept safe. Kon lost a person, not just the potential for one.]
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It's not an easy one. There's a happy ending, sure, but that's not always enough.]
It kinda sounds like she was a little bit yours, if you helped take care of her. [If he misses her as much as he seems to.
Steph sets her drink down on the counter and holds her arms up in the offer of a hug. They don't know each other well enough for her to just go for it, but she suspects he could use one.]
I'm sorry you couldn't stay with them.
[It isn't like her situation, where she can only miss the... concept of a daughter, not an actual baby that she cared for and played with and fed and kept safe. Kon lost a person, not just the potential for one.]