I'll be right there. [ a brief smile, one corner lifted. gwen extinguishes the connection. unseen, she sags. back bowed, head low as if even that is too heavy to keep up anymore. the base of a fist presses into her eye. ]
Shit.
[ before she can chicken out, she pushes away from the wall. the map remains before her, peter's position a blinking dot. gwen inhales. like a band-aid.
the entire way there, gwen keeps up a list of what she needs to cover. the first, not cry. no matter what happens. he can cry, but if she starts crying too, then they'll both be crying and nothing will get said. second, yes, she's gwen, no, she's not the gwen he knows, yeah, she knows about that and it's a really, really long story. she doesn't even know how to begin to broach the spider subject —
then her time's up, and he's right there. gwen's lips part. a shaky exhale passes between them. her lips curl up in a gentle smile. ]
no subject
Shit.
[ before she can chicken out, she pushes away from the wall. the map remains before her, peter's position a blinking dot. gwen inhales. like a band-aid.
the entire way there, gwen keeps up a list of what she needs to cover. the first, not cry. no matter what happens. he can cry, but if she starts crying too, then they'll both be crying and nothing will get said. second, yes, she's gwen, no, she's not the gwen he knows, yeah, she knows about that and it's a really, really long story. she doesn't even know how to begin to broach the spider subject —
then her time's up, and he's right there. gwen's lips part. a shaky exhale passes between them. her lips curl up in a gentle smile. ]
Hey, Peter.