[ Fatigue douses a little more of his anger, inexplicable and out of nowhere – at least until he glances over at Brennan, remembers that the guy had been beaten within an inch of his life before they managed to find him. A pang of guilt rings through him, but he strangles it soon enough. ]
We’ll talk about it when you’re not drugged to the gills.
[ Truthfully, it’s not a conversation Peter wants to have, either, and he’s glad for the opportunity to delay it.
Alec isn’t in the right mindset for this, anyway. Peter doubts he ever will be, but now, high on meds and coasting on the waves of pain and exhaustion, is hardly the time.
He trudges back over to the chair, steps heavy and dragging. Peter doesn’t want to be here anymore than Alec wants him here, he figures, but some part of him refuses to let him leave. Not after they’ve been so far apart for however long it’s been. He collapses into the seat, kicking up a foot onto the metal frame of Alec’s cot, staring down and away to avoid looking at him. With a quick push, he balances the chair on its back two legs, arms crossed over his chest.
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We’ll talk about it when you’re not drugged to the gills.
[ Truthfully, it’s not a conversation Peter wants to have, either, and he’s glad for the opportunity to delay it.
Alec isn’t in the right mindset for this, anyway. Peter doubts he ever will be, but now, high on meds and coasting on the waves of pain and exhaustion, is hardly the time.
He trudges back over to the chair, steps heavy and dragging. Peter doesn’t want to be here anymore than Alec wants him here, he figures, but some part of him refuses to let him leave. Not after they’ve been so far apart for however long it’s been. He collapses into the seat, kicking up a foot onto the metal frame of Alec’s cot, staring down and away to avoid looking at him. With a quick push, he balances the chair on its back two legs, arms crossed over his chest.
Settled in, then. For whatever that’s worth. ]
Just. Shut up and sleep.