keep it undercover || starkat
professorpryde.
kitty sighed, shaking her head. “i don’t know peter.” she said, giving his hand a small squeeze. “I was distracted, i suppose. all your talk about carpet hunting just got me so worked up.” she said giving a pained laugh. she was glad that peter had stayed in her life after everything had happened, she may not have loved him in a romantic way but she certainly loved him as a friend, at his point he was probably her best friend. “you didn’t have to come you know.” she told him. “i would have understood.” kitty covered a mouth as a fit of violent coughs escaped from her. “have uh-you haven’t heard from illyana have you? i was hoping she’d stop by. is that stupid? or selfish?”
her laughter sounded wheezy, all things considered but a grin no matter how distressed was better than a full on breakdown. rubbing his thumb mindlessly along her knuckles he let out a breathy half-laugh. “that was a really good, subtle way to ask i can’t believe it was ruined like that. promise i didn’t tell the kids that you’re just a giant lesbian that just the casual mention of getting any action get the better of you, though they are worried.” he gave her hand a squeeze before moving to pick up the cup of jello sitting on her bedside. “i absolutely had to come to maintain my throne of best ex-husband in the universe, no, but of course i was worried you idiot.” peeling back the foil covering and folding it into a makeshift spoon, he bit into orange jello only to taste disappointment. “this hospital is torturing you, but no. i’ve asked around but none of my usual connects have heard from her. i don’t know, neither.. a little bit of both. when was the last time you’d even heard from her?”

















