[ Gamora's jaw clenches, her gaze hardening as she looks across the room, rather than at him. This isn't easy for her either; it was almost simpler to summon up exactly the right reactions for the lies, but being truly honest? Admitting it to not only Peter but also herself?
She has no frame of reference for it.
And it's even more difficult because he clearly doesn't believe her (and she doesn't blame him for that). ]
This isn't an attempt to spare your feelings, Peter.
[ Maybe it would be less painful to simply leave it alone.
(And she can't help wondering if she's being selfish again.) ]
It was difficult for me because I wanted— differently for us.
[ Because she'd wanted it. Him. Them. Whatever that meant, and she'd been trying to come to it in her own time, trying to figure out how best to approach it without ruining what they already had and the team itself, but—
no subject
She has no frame of reference for it.
And it's even more difficult because he clearly doesn't believe her (and she doesn't blame him for that). ]
This isn't an attempt to spare your feelings, Peter.
[ Maybe it would be less painful to simply leave it alone.
(And she can't help wondering if she's being selfish again.) ]
It was difficult for me because I wanted— differently for us.
[ Because she'd wanted it. Him. Them. Whatever that meant, and she'd been trying to come to it in her own time, trying to figure out how best to approach it without ruining what they already had and the team itself, but—
What options had there been? ]