Re: [misha/louis]
That depends on your family, how you were raised, how close you are. I'm much closer to some of my siblings than I am to others, and that goes both for the ones I was raised with and my biological siblings. I would say I'm very close to Sam, who I didn't grow up with, and Casey, who I did. I'm not very close to my adoptive brother Neil anymore, or to my biological sister Iris, though we talk on occasion. The family I was raised in didn't encourage strong connections between siblings. It was a cold environment, and some of us connected tightly, while some of us did not. I would still do my best to help any of my family if they were in trouble, but it's a different kind of love. Do you understand? We're distant, but we have the bond of being related. So it isn't the same kind of relationship that I have with the family I'm closer to.
I don't think anything is fixed or consistent, when it comes to people. There was a time when I cut Iris out of my life completely, and I wouldn't have lifted a hand to help her. We're on a better footing now, but it won't ever be the same as it was before. People change, or do things to strengthen relationships or cut ties. I choose to enjoy the people in my life, my family and my friends, while I have them with me. I choose to believe they'll always be there. It makes my world a bit better to feel that way, even though I know we're all mortal, and one way or another, we'll all lose each other. What does that matter right now?