—but fuck, if that next bit doesn't take the breath right out of Peter, like he's been hit in the gut. ]
I'm not going to yell at you
[ He would never ever ever do that. It's not your fault is what Peter needs to tell him, what he needed to be told once, only he's finding that it's hard to keep typing; his hands feel weird and numb and he feels really achingly sad all of a sudden, like he wants to cry and can't. ]
Can I call you
[ He'll ask first, because maybe Mike doesn't want to talk that way, and it's something he should decide. Some control he should have. ]
no subject
—but fuck, if that next bit doesn't take the breath right out of Peter, like he's been hit in the gut. ]
I'm not
going to yell at you
[ He would never ever ever do that. It's not your fault is what Peter needs to tell him, what he needed to be told once, only he's finding that it's hard to keep typing; his hands feel weird and numb and he feels really achingly sad all of a sudden, like he wants to cry and can't. ]
Can I call you
[ He'll ask first, because maybe Mike doesn't want to talk that way, and it's something he should decide. Some control he should have. ]