You know, I'd be inclined to believe that if I don't know that she's very honest about how she occasionally wishes I enjoyed some of the finer things and didn't consent to letting me eat my deviled ham in peace.
[ at home peter knows they were stretching their limits of being playful because of that stupid u-boat and even on the ship, their playfulness seems stilted just a tad. this right here? is something peter willing gives and gets back. it's familiar and who can begrudge either of them for it. ]
Neal— [ it's perhaps telling that peter seems to focus on neal's hands while he makes the food as he's speaking, watching to see the hand shake and listens to hear a shake in his voice. he thinks about kate and while it may not be the same thing a walkabout means it did something close to it. ] You've never hit rock bottom. I asked you if you ever had and you told me that you never said you did.
[ peter stares at the waffle like it holds the mysteries of the universe for a moment before hums and looks at neal. ]
You changed. [ it's not an accusation, not really, it's more of a continuation on what he remembers neal saying because saying, you came back damaged acknowledges that, even if it's not the case, him not being here to reel neal back in, led to him being damaged. and peter was supposed to be able to prevent that. ]
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[ at home peter knows they were stretching their limits of being playful because of that stupid u-boat and even on the ship, their playfulness seems stilted just a tad. this right here? is something peter willing gives and gets back. it's familiar and who can begrudge either of them for it. ]
Neal— [ it's perhaps telling that peter seems to focus on neal's hands while he makes the food as he's speaking, watching to see the hand shake and listens to hear a shake in his voice. he thinks about kate and while it may not be the same thing a walkabout means it did something close to it. ] You've never hit rock bottom. I asked you if you ever had and you told me that you never said you did.
[ peter stares at the waffle like it holds the mysteries of the universe for a moment before hums and looks at neal. ]
You changed. [ it's not an accusation, not really, it's more of a continuation on what he remembers neal saying because saying, you came back damaged acknowledges that, even if it's not the case, him not being here to reel neal back in, led to him being damaged. and peter was supposed to be able to prevent that. ]