Ty blinked and had another thought. Even if he made a friend, his parents and brother would just drive them apart. Just like they always do. It was impossible to keep any friends at all, since his foster father made a point to break up his friendships and ground him every time he got close to anyone. Ty could not bear to go through that again... so what if he could just live here? No emotional manipulations, no grounding, no beatings, unless he got on the wrong side of a predator that is. He could finally be at peace. But first, he had a bit more experimenting with his powers to do. Concentrating hard, he willed himself to understand and speak with all forms of life.
Nothing special happened. Ty felt the exact same as before. To find out if his wish worked, he listened closely to the sounds of the forest, staying absolutely silent to hear as much as possible. The blue jay on the branch chirped -- and Ty realized she was chirping a cheerful song about the soft breeze under her wings. The fish bubbled his desire for plankton. That snail on the log? His antennae wiggles back and forth, meaning he's content with his life. Ty even heard the wind and trees whispering secrets about the other animal friends. He wasn't exactly hearing words... more like pure feelings and physical sensations translated directly to his mind. Cool!
Ty looked down at himself. In his logo t-shirt and jeans, he didn't look the part of a wilderness dweller. Maybe he could change that. With a vague idea of what he wanted to become, he wielded his powers like an artist. He watched his clothing slowly disintegrate into thin air; his shoes and socks burst open and he felt the grass on his bare feet, his shirt rotted away, belt snapped and pants fell to pieces, and underwear simply vanished. With another whim, his skin changed to green and smelled strongly of pine needles, hair transformed to leaves and branches, and his body grew tall and slender. He also gave his penis a few extra inches as a bonus. Now he was a handsome, nude forest spirit with a mental connection to nature... what else was there to do?
Pretty soon, a number of rabbits, birds, and bugs were gathering around Ty's feet. The animals kneeled to him, chittering and chirping and buzzing in respect. From what he could understand, they thought of him as a god who has protected the forest since the first tree appeared. And maybe he was! Earlier today he changed reality so that his brother was a non-bloomer. Maybe he could also changed his own past. Either way, his quality of life just improved and he was now free of all his human limitations. Now to decide what to do with himself.