[ He falls quiet at that, lips pressed together in thought, before he gives a slow shake of his head. ]

It’s fine.

[ Peter at least manages to sound more certain than he feels. ]

It worked, after all, right? [ As much to convince Charlie as himself, though his tone doesn’t betray much of that. ] Could’ve done with a bit more warning, though. Or at least a couple seconds to appreciate how devastatingly handsome I am.