Is it reassuring that Ego can't reach his goals yet? Yes, if only because it means that... maybe they have time. She doesn't have to leap to the final solution and simply put Peter down to save the rest of the universe (but— she would, if she had to, this time; she wouldn't risk forcing him to suffer as he had before).
She starts with that sharp noise of pain, the way he grabs at her, and Gamora holds him closer, keeps him supported in her strong arms. ]
I'm right here. I've got you. I'm here.
[ She's not letting him go. She's not going to cast him out into the black to be swallowed by his father's sea. Not when he's within reach, when this is him, and it feels like she's been just as lost, but staring Ego down now, playing the same game over again. ]
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Is it reassuring that Ego can't reach his goals yet? Yes, if only because it means that... maybe they have time. She doesn't have to leap to the final solution and simply put Peter down to save the rest of the universe (but— she would, if she had to, this time; she wouldn't risk forcing him to suffer as he had before).
She starts with that sharp noise of pain, the way he grabs at her, and Gamora holds him closer, keeps him supported in her strong arms. ]
I'm right here. I've got you. I'm here.
[ She's not letting him go. She's not going to cast him out into the black to be swallowed by his father's sea. Not when he's within reach, when this is him, and it feels like she's been just as lost, but staring Ego down now, playing the same game over again. ]
You are not doing this alone.