[ He follows after her, watches as he tries to wake the little guy, and—
Yeah. He kind of saw that coming. Peter frowned down at the kid, trying to think of other ways to wake him. If the picked him up, he’d probably just try to snuggle against one of them. If they tried to rouse him physically, if they kept trying to persuade him awake, they’d probably be met with a similar result.
Peter straightened, leaning over the table. ]
Groot?
[ A disgruntled noise, like the kid is trying to tell him to be quiet. ]
Groot, I have candy for you.
[ And the sapling visibly stills from where he was trying to curl into the towel. Even with his eyes shut, Peter can practically see the way Groot is mentally calculating his options. Then, slowly, reluctantly, Groot yawns, shoving himself up to sit and rubbing at his eyes.
no subject
Yeah. He kind of saw that coming. Peter frowned down at the kid, trying to think of other ways to wake him. If the picked him up, he’d probably just try to snuggle against one of them. If they tried to rouse him physically, if they kept trying to persuade him awake, they’d probably be met with a similar result.
Peter straightened, leaning over the table. ]
Groot?
[ A disgruntled noise, like the kid is trying to tell him to be quiet. ]
Groot, I have candy for you.
[ And the sapling visibly stills from where he was trying to curl into the towel. Even with his eyes shut, Peter can practically see the way Groot is mentally calculating his options. Then, slowly, reluctantly, Groot yawns, shoving himself up to sit and rubbing at his eyes.
A little smugly, ]
Bribery. Works every time.