He nods. "She is. She's...a really good friend." You're family now echoes through his head. He will never admit to absolutely falling apart when she said that to him.

He feels a bit like that now, listening as Raine goes on. His references for parents (or the parent-adjacent) were Belos and Camila, and they couldn't be any more different. He doesn't want to be too bold and assume that's the direction Raine is pointing toward when they mention "parent". Though he feels...pleased with the idea. Overwhelmingly so.

By the time Raine finishes speaking, Hunter's vision is swimming. He presses the palm of his hand against one eye, scrubbing a wet trail over his cheek, and chokes out, "Oh."

Impulsively, he reaches out to snag the edge of Raine's sleeve.