He held him close, and the time stretched out for him too, unsure when the last time Tommy had been this still for this long was.

Billy paused, blinking a few times before he properly processed those words, and he pulled Tommy a little closer. His emotions were confusing. He'd never gotten as close to this Wanda as Tommy had, feeling a strange, hollow sort of loss, and a guilt for what hadn't been. Mostly though, he felt sympathy for his brother. Tommy had been able to bond with his family here, and piece by piece there were taken away again.

"We'll be okay," he whispered back in a promise. So long as the two of them were together, they'd be all right.