"The ones who care about you are the ones who have always been there." He looked at St. John pointedly then, because Pietro knew that Johnny's parents had definitely not stepped up to that position in the past, and hated that his friend was now so broken about it.
"The only person who has ever always been there for me, is my twin." He didn't like admitting this lonely fact, but shrugged his shoulders. "I'd like to imagine I've been better then that myself in my life." He still wasn't sure if John really wanted to open up completely, so his questions were still blunted.
"There isn't a way you could just not let it get to you. But you need to be able to turn them away, not unlike.." He caught himself just in time and shrugged again, taking a long drag.