Yes
No
They are besties. I prefer the Storm + Betsy or Storm + Gambit as besties. I also enjoyed (most of the time) the Storm + Wolverine friendship. But no doubt Jean is the closest female friendship for Ororo. Hopefully we get to see it portrayed as a true sisterhood (the good and the bad) so readers can recognize the depths of their relationship.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
"A happy ending? So unlikely. We're not having a moment here.
Wrong city, wrong people, all huddling in fear.
No one escapes the slaughterhouse, and that's just where you're at.
(You could've asked Rebecca but then Adam stomped her flat.)
You think you're special cuz you're scrappy? You're deluded, time to go.
Lucy's living on the moon but you're another dead psycho."
I could frame that delicious shot of Jean slugging Mystique.
"Yeah, I'm a telepath. No use pretending to be someone else. The only thing your power is good for against me is hiding the bruises I'm gonna give ya..."