Jul 1
He puts a hand on Peter’s cheek, ostensibly to steady him against the movement of the car, but really because he needs the warmth of the kid’s skin to reassure him.
“Hang in there, kid,” he murmurs. “You don’t get to deliver the biggest I told you so in the history of mankind and then tap out before you cash in, you hear me?”
Peter doesn’t respond.
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From Chapter 22 of The Third Option by Uncertainty-Principle on AO3… you know, that fic that is unanimously obsessed about by many of us… Anyway here is a thing I did in my sketchbook bc even tho my life is chaos and I have too many things to finish, I still think about this story a lot. So. Take it. Take it and good luck if you’re also dealing with finals, my friends.
