[ When she reels back, Peter tenses, flinching back with a murmured, ] Oh, shit—
[ But then she’s butting up against him, and she nearly bowls him over a few times, sends him stumbling through the snow and struggling to support her weight. Despite the shitty situation, he actually laughs — breathless and a little helplessly, sure, but mostly in that fond way that says, “What the hell am I gonna do with you?”
She seems to calm down of her own accord, though – and thank god, because he was really getting worried that she would lick his mask and totally get stuck there, like that kid in A Christmas Story who licks the school flagpole. And then where would they be? ]
It’s fine. Seriously. I’m just glad you’re back.
[ Which, admittedly, is a funny thing to say, considering he spent a fair bit of time being totally suspicious of her.
As tempting as her offers are, though, he shakes his head. ]
I can rest when we get back. I’ll keep until then.
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[ But then she’s butting up against him, and she nearly bowls him over a few times, sends him stumbling through the snow and struggling to support her weight. Despite the shitty situation, he actually laughs — breathless and a little helplessly, sure, but mostly in that fond way that says, “What the hell am I gonna do with you?”
She seems to calm down of her own accord, though – and thank god, because he was really getting worried that she would lick his mask and totally get stuck there, like that kid in A Christmas Story who licks the school flagpole. And then where would they be? ]
It’s fine. Seriously. I’m just glad you’re back.
[ Which, admittedly, is a funny thing to say, considering he spent a fair bit of time being totally suspicious of her.
As tempting as her offers are, though, he shakes his head. ]
I can rest when we get back. I’ll keep until then.