"I don't mind that," Harry says, and his hard features soften. He can't
really manage gentleness or warmth in the way some people can, genuinely
nurturing types, but he telegraphs it well enough.
"I'd be flattered. Honoured, in fact. If you decided to make an idiot of
yourself with me."
He runs his hand through his hair, grimacing at a streak of soot on his uniform. Damn it's tempting. He wants to forget everything going on outside anyway, would it be so bad?
But.
"I... not right now. There's still people I haven't- I've got to make sure they're okay."
He squeezes back, flushing again. He can't tell if it's easier or harder to sort out his feelings when he doesn't have to figure out what's a hangover from another life.
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Date: 2016-02-05 10:12 pm (UTC)"I don't mind that," Harry says, and his hard features soften. He can't really manage gentleness or warmth in the way some people can, genuinely nurturing types, but he telegraphs it well enough.
"I'd be flattered. Honoured, in fact. If you decided to make an idiot of yourself with me."
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Date: 2016-02-05 10:26 pm (UTC)But.
"I... not right now. There's still people I haven't- I've got to make sure they're okay."
That he hasn't killed anyone.
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Date: 2016-02-05 10:29 pm (UTC)"Yeah. 'Course. You got loose ends, I respect that. Only an amateur leaves a job half done."
He kisses Pietro's temple.
"When you're ready."
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Date: 2016-02-06 09:54 am (UTC)He puts a hand on Harry's, just for a moment.
"Uh. Thanks for... for the talk. I should go look for Mickey, and some other people."
He's glad, for once, that Anya's still unconscious. She didn't have to be involved.
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Date: 2016-02-06 09:56 am (UTC)"Course you have. Come back here when you need a bolthole, alright?"
He squeezes Pietro's fingers.
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Date: 2016-02-06 05:57 pm (UTC)He squeezes back, flushing again. He can't tell if it's easier or harder to sort out his feelings when he doesn't have to figure out what's a hangover from another life.
"We'll, uh. Talk soon, okay?"
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Date: 2016-02-06 06:04 pm (UTC)"Talk soon."
Unusual, this, playing a long game. But there's a novelty to it that'll keep him coming back to it.
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Date: 2016-02-06 07:46 pm (UTC)