(his breathing is steady, slow, almost like he's trying to get her to breathe with him, one draw of air at a time. he's not rather calm, it's hard to be when he's bearing witness to her pain and panic, but the breathing helps - perhaps the both of them.)
Yeah, no, I know.
(this was a start - them. knowing how hard it must be, to shelter from pain, and to open herself to this possibility. it makes him wonder what they will do to him, once his time comes. if it comes. when it comes. the fact they know absolutely nothing doesn't soothe.)
Hey, that's super cool! I think that could definitely work, right? Also, look, saying 'friends' already sounds like a huge thing, from where you started, right?
[It was hard enough, trying to get through this anxiety and ghosts. The last thing she needed to think about was what they might do to Peter. She might join Jim with his idea to raid the Council's Chambers looking for Jerry, honestly. It didn't matter so much, what they were doing to her, but she couldn't bear the idea of them hurting Peter.]
Right? I don't know what stupid versions of our games they might have here, but who knows. We could probably find something fun. Maybe I can even drag you into Dungeons & Dragons. [He's right, though. Just the fact that she can admit to a good handful of people she considers her friends...it's a big deal, compared with where she came from. She's grateful for all of them, but especially Peter.]
(there's not so much that can be done this very instant, aside from letting her steal warmth, from gently pressing his hands across her back as a caress, and calming her. perhaps secrets, untold things might become a habit in their relationship, but this is not something he is concerned about right now.
he too wouldn't want her to worry about him. he can understand that.)
That's, like, the nerdiest thing you have ever said, and I've seen you do chemistry.
[She doesn't want secrets to be a part of their relationship, but she doesn't want to hurt him, either. Trying to protect his feelings is what got her where they are now, but whether she had told him sooner or not, it wouldn't have made a difference. She would still be plagued by ghosts.
She just didn't want him to feel like he was second best. That he was just a rebound. Yes, it was weird and confusing and convoluted by the fact that she knew a Peter Parker in her own dimension, but she didn't have what they had with her Peter, either.]
Oh, shut up. [She nudges him slightly, a small smile appearing on her face again, but she doesn't move from his embrace yet. She needed this, more than she realized.]
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Yeah, no, I know.
(this was a start - them. knowing how hard it must be, to shelter from pain, and to open herself to this possibility. it makes him wonder what they will do to him, once his time comes. if it comes. when it comes. the fact they know absolutely nothing doesn't soothe.)
Hey, that's super cool! I think that could definitely work, right? Also, look, saying 'friends' already sounds like a huge thing, from where you started, right?
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Right? I don't know what stupid versions of our games they might have here, but who knows. We could probably find something fun. Maybe I can even drag you into Dungeons & Dragons. [He's right, though. Just the fact that she can admit to a good handful of people she considers her friends...it's a big deal, compared with where she came from. She's grateful for all of them, but especially Peter.]
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he too wouldn't want her to worry about him. he can understand that.)
That's, like, the nerdiest thing you have ever said, and I've seen you do chemistry.
(he loves it.)
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She just didn't want him to feel like he was second best. That he was just a rebound. Yes, it was weird and confusing and convoluted by the fact that she knew a Peter Parker in her own dimension, but she didn't have what they had with her Peter, either.]
Oh, shut up. [She nudges him slightly, a small smile appearing on her face again, but she doesn't move from his embrace yet. She needed this, more than she realized.]