[ he's lying by ommission and calling it kindness. a problem for another day, when he has her hand in his, brushing along his cheek. where he might have flustered before, his smile instead spreads and settles. 'cause he knows she thinks he's handsome — not due to the bond but simply because she told him so.
no need to be self-conscious with her, not anymore. can't help but take the chance to kiss the back of her hand, quick and sure. ]
Should've seen me a week ago.
[ a huff of air, not quite a laugh. ]
Peggy wasn't having it.
[ on the train, when he'd woken up beside her after another lifetime's worth of unreality. once the worst had passed, she'd taken the time to remind him to clean up his deadbeat professor Look. ]
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no need to be self-conscious with her, not anymore. can't help but take the chance to kiss the back of her hand, quick and sure. ]
Should've seen me a week ago.
[ a huff of air, not quite a laugh. ]
Peggy wasn't having it.
[ on the train, when he'd woken up beside her after another lifetime's worth of unreality. once the worst had passed, she'd taken the time to remind him to clean up his deadbeat professor Look. ]