[Ben's hit the nail on the head. Peter blames himself for a lot of things, but what happened to his uncle is way up at the top, as was the pain it had caused his Aunt. He tries pushing that to the back of his mind again so he doesn't just have another breakdown in front of Ben while they're trying to have a conversation.]
I totally would have felt the same way if I was in your place.
[It's kind of ridiculous how much Peter and Ben have in common. He doesn't think that anything Ben had been through is his fault at all, though, and it is starting to sink in how hypocritical it is to continue to blame himself for things that ultimately weren't his fault. It isn't an easy habit to break, but Ben's right. It's something he really should work on.
Aaaaand he'll start working on it as soon as he can stop his eyes from doing that pesky leaking thing. He's never told anyone about his uncle, he's never told anyone about how he feels like it's his fault, and so nobody's ever told him that it wasn't and wow he wasn't expecting to have this many emotions today. He's not so sure he agrees with that yet, but it's definitely enough to get him thinking about it.]
S-sorry, I just... I never even told my aunt about this.
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I totally would have felt the same way if I was in your place.
[It's kind of ridiculous how much Peter and Ben have in common. He doesn't think that anything Ben had been through is his fault at all, though, and it is starting to sink in how hypocritical it is to continue to blame himself for things that ultimately weren't his fault. It isn't an easy habit to break, but Ben's right. It's something he really should work on.
Aaaaand he'll start working on it as soon as he can stop his eyes from doing that pesky leaking thing. He's never told anyone about his uncle, he's never told anyone about how he feels like it's his fault, and so nobody's ever told him that it wasn't and wow he wasn't expecting to have this many emotions today. He's not so sure he agrees with that yet, but it's definitely enough to get him thinking about it.]
S-sorry, I just... I never even told my aunt about this.