[ Maybe to someone else, the way the smile seems to freeze on his face might be funny. And, yeah, it's a little comical, the way Peter seems to just.
Stop.
His gaze darts away from the lamp soon after that, and his grin fades to a forced, tight-lipped sort of smile. ]
It's cute.
[ And the lightness in his voice is forced, too, but he tries. Because Jesus, he is not going to foist all his issues on Mantis right now. Not when he's been doing his best to bury them down, down, down so he can pretend he's forgotten about the mess entirely. ]
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Stop.
His gaze darts away from the lamp soon after that, and his grin fades to a forced, tight-lipped sort of smile. ]
It's cute.
[ And the lightness in his voice is forced, too, but he tries. Because Jesus, he is not going to foist all his issues on Mantis right now. Not when he's been doing his best to bury them down, down, down so he can pretend he's forgotten about the mess entirely. ]
So, uh. [ He rolls his shoulders. ] That patch?