[ There aren't enough leftover mercenaries to be a legitimate concern; if there were, she wouldn't be maintaining contact with Peter like this. ]
You're no good to us if you fall over every time you stand up.
[ The words aren't sharp or derisive, nor are they an actual criticism — more a statement of fact.
Hand still at his waist, her fingers still in his hair, her thumb absently brushes along the back of his neck; as unsteady as he is, she doesn't seem inclined to move away, and it helps that he hasn't tried to pull any of his usual flirting out of his back pocket. It's strangely easy, the contact, and after denying every opportunity for it, doing her best to avoid being alone with him for weeks, it's... pleasant.
... That's another kind of disconcerting, honestly, and it calls softly back to the confusion she's experienced since the party. ]
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[ There aren't enough leftover mercenaries to be a legitimate concern; if there were, she wouldn't be maintaining contact with Peter like this. ]
You're no good to us if you fall over every time you stand up.
[ The words aren't sharp or derisive, nor are they an actual criticism — more a statement of fact.
Hand still at his waist, her fingers still in his hair, her thumb absently brushes along the back of his neck; as unsteady as he is, she doesn't seem inclined to move away, and it helps that he hasn't tried to pull any of his usual flirting out of his back pocket. It's strangely easy, the contact, and after denying every opportunity for it, doing her best to avoid being alone with him for weeks, it's... pleasant.
... That's another kind of disconcerting, honestly, and it calls softly back to the confusion she's experienced since the party. ]
You can go sit, Quill.