[ ... wow, okay, he invites Charlie into his bed, and this is the thanks he gets? See if he invites you back in here ever again.
Because the thing of it is, he doesn't have an answer for that-- for any of it. Keeping his distance has always been his modus operandi -- it's how the Ravagers raised him, anyway, and he's never really given it a second thought. It just made sense.
People have come and gone in his life, and he's used to it. They either leave him, like Mom, or they end up on the wrong side, like Yondu and the Ravagers. And one of these days, the team is going to realize that Peter's the weak link in this group, and they'll move along, too. They'll keep up contact for a while, and then they'll fade away.
And eventually, Charlie is gonna see what a fucking lump he is, and cosmic entanglement or no cosmic entanglement, he's going to leave, too.
It's just what happens, and it's fine.
He sits up with a wince, sucking air between his teeth. ]
The hell do you want me to say, man? Boo-fucking-hoo, I can't handle affection. Is that it?
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Because the thing of it is, he doesn't have an answer for that-- for any of it. Keeping his distance has always been his modus operandi -- it's how the Ravagers raised him, anyway, and he's never really given it a second thought. It just made sense.
People have come and gone in his life, and he's used to it. They either leave him, like Mom, or they end up on the wrong side, like Yondu and the Ravagers. And one of these days, the team is going to realize that Peter's the weak link in this group, and they'll move along, too. They'll keep up contact for a while, and then they'll fade away.
And eventually, Charlie is gonna see what a fucking lump he is, and cosmic entanglement or no cosmic entanglement, he's going to leave, too.
It's just what happens, and it's fine.
He sits up with a wince, sucking air between his teeth. ]
The hell do you want me to say, man? Boo-fucking-hoo, I can't handle affection. Is that it?