[she'd learned quickly, months ago, that peter is not nearly as skilled of a liar as he may believe he is. subtlety has a tendency to escape him; his movements are as unrestrained as the lines of emotion that invariably surface on his face. in an odd way, she has thought once before, it's something to be admired, that freedom to be so unrestrained, but here, now, she only feels a prickle of annoyance at his predictable response.
and, months ago, she'd have let her exasperated sigh exhale, obviously and without hesitation. in this moment, though, she instead inhales through her nose and catches it before release.
(gamora is not patient with others.
she lets groot climb into her lap sometimes when she's making lists for supply runs, finds herself, now, better able to calmly explain to mantis the importance of asking, but she is not patient.
that patience is as much a work in progress as anything else that she has encountered.)
she watches him silently for a beat, raises a brow, then, evenly:]
It'll be one set regardless if you fall asleep in your seat. [when is the much more likely modifier, and even if she keeps it to herself, it's implicit.] And one set will be fine.
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and, months ago, she'd have let her exasperated sigh exhale, obviously and without hesitation. in this moment, though, she instead inhales through her nose and catches it before release.
(gamora is not patient with others.
she lets groot climb into her lap sometimes when she's making lists for supply runs, finds herself, now, better able to calmly explain to mantis the importance of asking, but she is not patient.
that patience is as much a work in progress as anything else that she has encountered.)
she watches him silently for a beat, raises a brow, then, evenly:]
It'll be one set regardless if you fall asleep in your seat. [when is the much more likely modifier, and even if she keeps it to herself, it's implicit.] And one set will be fine.