Peter Guillam (
watchesthewatchers) wrote2012-11-23 07:02 pm
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long overdue
It's Ricki's little ramshackle apartment, but there Peter is one morning, perched on the loveseat, reading a file, waiting for Bruce Wayne to arrive.
He has a gun, but tucked out of sight, not on his person. Just in case.
He has a gun, but tucked out of sight, not on his person. Just in case.
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He tells the ceiling.
"It almost cost me you. I came so close to running, and not looking back."
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He can admit that now, quietly.
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He tells him.
"It was the fear in your voice that stopped me. But it wasn't an all right thing for him to do. It took a long time for me to forgive him."
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Because he'd been as complicit, after all.
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"I love you. You know that. I don't want to change you or police you. And I know he didn't tell you the whole truth to start with. So I can live with it."
Even if he's blinking hard, almost a year later.
"It's an irrational thing to mind."
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He sits up, to peer down at Peter, block his vision. He's as relaxed as ever, but genuine, too.
"There are things about you that I could never find in anyone else."
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He explains, quietly.
"We didn't start out easy, remember?"
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He shrugs, oops.
"Our relationship has been pretty smooth sailing. You should see how mine usually go."
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He reminds him, eyes shutting.
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He starts icing Peter's cheek again.
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Curious.
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He teases. Half-teases.
"You don't have to hide as much from me. I won't ask questions a normal boyfriend would. Plus that superhero aspect gives me some advantages."
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Asks Peter, stunned.
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He frowns at him.
"Sorry."
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Clarifying, with a shake of his head.
"I didn't come to you taken, that's all."
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"I know you didn't, pet. Look, the point is I like this. A lot actually. You know?"
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Smiling, faintly.
"But it's also nice to hear."
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Peter explains, quietly.
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Tony Stark, making an effort to learn boundaries. Call the parade.
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Looking up at him, softly.
"If it's an acquaintance of mine, ask me first."
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He smiles, a little bit guilty.
"When I heard your voice on the phone after I told you about Ricki, I finally realized you liked me. You were worried."
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Defending, plaintively.
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He shrinks back a little.
"I'm working on it."
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He complains, quietly.
"Make me a new one?"
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