Which...makes sense. That's my crime, after all. ["Murder of Peter Parker". It still stings to hear, no matter how many times she hears it. She never would have fought him, if she had known it was him. Almost like now, where she refused and gave up the fight. But even if she had, what would have happened? What if he had hurt someone else? What if he had hurt her dad? It was one of those questions you could never really answer, but would always wonder.
The kiss to her head makes her face feel warm, and there's a part of her that wants to tell him he missed, but she holds back. Even if their kiss has lingered on her mind, she doesn't want to mess this up, doesn't want to make it something it shouldn't be, when they're already both dealing with so much.
Too bad his answer about Matt was Not convincing at all, and she has to pull back a little to give him a questioning look.]
...Did you know that already? Can your Matt fight too?
(he gets the what-ifs. what if he had just stayed on that bus. what if he had managed to get that gaunlet back. what if he didn't fade into specks, and what if they were not in that one chance. what if being here is jeopardizing everything? peter has his share of anxieties that keep him up at night, that make him drown into what he can do to feel useful.
hence, why he's never home. if he can equip the others, and learn about this place, maybe he can do something. maybe he can go back home just before quill snaps. maybe he can get there earlier, and tell stark all he knows.
maybes. he's working so hard on the basis of maybes, but if it's a one change out of millions that he's facing at home, then it's enough to keep him going here, too.
but, god, he's bad at the lying.)
Not that I have ever seen?
(see, not a lie!)
But it seems like Aldrip pulls real capable people in, right? Maybe he can throw a punch?
[And she's noticed. She has a hard time sleeping too, so it's been impossible to miss his empty bed, the late nights out, him getting so lost in his work. She gets it, because she's been there. She's still there, trying to occupy the pain part of her brain so everything doesn't hurt so much. It never really goes away, but it can be numbed sometimes. She just hopes whatever he's trying helps him.
But lying? Definitely not it.]
You are a terrible liar, you know that, right? [shaking her head!!] So you haven't seen it, but you know it?
(he would do the same for her if they hadn't decided that keeping the secret here was a little useless. it's fine if he messes up and people find him out, it's not fine the other way around.
so, okay. she's not going to sleep, so he'll drop both on the bed and stretch a little bit.)
[She appreciates his commitment, since he's terrible at protecting his own secrets. He obviously knows something, and if that means he's keeping Matt's secret, then she isn't going to push it.
When he flops back onto the bed, she moves to lie next to him on her side, tucking her arm under her head in somewhat of a side fetal position while facing him.]
Yeah, maybe.
[or they could just stay like this. this is nice, too.]
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The kiss to her head makes her face feel warm, and there's a part of her that wants to tell him he missed, but she holds back. Even if their kiss has lingered on her mind, she doesn't want to mess this up, doesn't want to make it something it shouldn't be, when they're already both dealing with so much.
Too bad his answer about Matt was Not convincing at all, and she has to pull back a little to give him a questioning look.]
...Did you know that already? Can your Matt fight too?
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hence, why he's never home. if he can equip the others, and learn about this place, maybe he can do something. maybe he can go back home just before quill snaps. maybe he can get there earlier, and tell stark all he knows.
maybes. he's working so hard on the basis of maybes, but if it's a one change out of millions that he's facing at home, then it's enough to keep him going here, too.
but, god, he's bad at the lying.)
Not that I have ever seen?
(see, not a lie!)
But it seems like Aldrip pulls real capable people in, right? Maybe he can throw a punch?
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But lying? Definitely not it.]
You are a terrible liar, you know that, right? [shaking her head!!] So you haven't seen it, but you know it?
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Hey, come on, why would I know anything? No idea.
(GWEN...)
Come on, no interrogation mode, it's late, we gotta work in the morning. Wanna sleep here? I'll stick to the wall or something.
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You do realize you just keep making it even more obvious. But fine. I won't push it.
[she just. rests her head back on his shoulder again, almost in defeat. she knows it's late, but she can't bring herself to get back up either.]
I don't think I could go back to sleep now.
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so, okay. she's not going to sleep, so he'll drop both on the bed and stretch a little bit.)
We can watch a movie.
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When he flops back onto the bed, she moves to lie next to him on her side, tucking her arm under her head in somewhat of a side fetal position while facing him.]
Yeah, maybe.
[or they could just stay like this. this is nice, too.]