[there's a hint of peter's normal deadpan in his voice, weak and watered-down, but it doesn't come with even a hint of the distance peter's always been careful to leave between them. he's still leaking the occasional tear against isaac's neck, but mostly it's stopped. possibly peter's been so careful about that distance because he needs this, and needing something means it hurts to lack but it hurts more to lose. not caring is almost always the best defense. but it's failed now, and so he'll take what seems suspiciously like cuddling instead.]
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[there's a hint of peter's normal deadpan in his voice, weak and watered-down, but it doesn't come with even a hint of the distance peter's always been careful to leave between them. he's still leaking the occasional tear against isaac's neck, but mostly it's stopped. possibly peter's been so careful about that distance because he needs this, and needing something means it hurts to lack but it hurts more to lose. not caring is almost always the best defense. but it's failed now, and so he'll take what seems suspiciously like cuddling instead.]
This place is just a laugh-a-minute fun ride.