❝ That’s not fair! ❞ / ❝ You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is? ❞ / ❝ I do believe in you. ❞ / ❝ We’re choosing the path between the stars. ❞
❝ That’s not fair! ❞
he can’t help being taken by surprise at that accusation , it’s one he’s thrown himself more than once , but he’s not quite used to hearing it . he can’t help but laugh at the thought , the sound a cold , cruel knife on his lips . just a vain little boy , how can he possibly determine fairness for others ? “ not fair for who ? ” he asks , eyebrow quirking dangerously . “ not fair for you ? ” his smile curls into a snarl . “ oh , poor wendy , ” he drawls , pity in his voice the only way he knows how to use it : ironically . “ she’ll have to hover around peter , taking care of him so dutifully for just a little while longer before she gets what she wants . ” he steps in closer to her , with a dangerous speed , stopping only when his face is mere inches from hers . “ you live for it , ” the words are a growl , his lips a snarl . “ and they say i’m selfish . ”
❝ You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is? ❞
his brows furrow instantly in anger at that . how dare she draw attention to the fact that he has no basis for comparison , just about everything is new for him . “ what it has always been , wendy bird . what i say it is . ”
❝ I do believe in you. ❞
the words mean more to him than he cares to admit . they don’t hold their power here , like they did back in the homeworld , but they still hold power over peter . and suddenly , he can understand why the fairies needed belief like they needed air . “ will you always ? ” he asks with that childish innocence that makes him so easy to love . “ that will be all i ever need , wendy . ”
❝ We’re choosing the path between the stars. ❞
his eyes are turned up and filled with light , a weightlessness that he can only describe as flying because he’s done that before . just the sight of the night sky makes him feel as though he could float away from this world , find his way back to mermaid lagoon . but wendy’s voice brings him back to where his feet are planted firmly on the ground beside her , and one sideways glance at all is all he needs to remind him that he’s not a child anymore . that neverland wouldn’t want him , it would be against his own rules to go back now . “ what if it’s a path we never see again ? ”

















