[ Their knuckles bump. Softly, but firmly. It's not official, but it kind of feels official. ]

Sometimes.

[ Not that they are super buddy buddy but mostly, they focus on the saving the world part, and being in and out of each other's lives really invites a specific kind of loyalty. Also, he is one of the weirder people Jess knows (compliment!). And he was pretty nice to her, during that whole 'an alien took over her life and she was paranoid about living' period.

And he's good. And he makes the tough calls. And Jess thinks that all the things that went into making the Peter Parker she knows isn't something she'd wish on Spider-Teen. Least of all here. ]

We've been through— [ A pause. It is probably best not to overwhelm anyone, right now. ] —a lot of Avengers business. And Web of Life business. We have each other's backs. [ And, speaking of! ] Do you have other people you know here, Pete-o?

[ She immediately makes a face of regret. Pete-o is maybe not the nickname she wants? ]