[ That— stings. And it shouldn't, and she shouldn't care, because she's not supposed to, because she doesn't—
(Because the only way to keep her conscience partitioned off is to not care. Thanos taught her not to get involved, to view every means to an end as nothing more than that.
What use does a weapon have for attachment?)
Maybe it's the blood loss getting to her; maybe she's just exhausted in a way that sleep can't touch. But she can't shut down the way she always has. She can't box herself and her emotions up like she always has, and something in her reacts to the way Peter is looking at her, to the way he's talking to her.
It hurts.
And it shouldn't.
Her throat is tight when she speaks, and she folds her arm across her chest, pressing her palm over the bandage again. ]
I didn't hire you because I thought you were— disposable. I wasn't trying to involve you.
no subject
(Because the only way to keep her conscience partitioned off is to not care. Thanos taught her not to get involved, to view every means to an end as nothing more than that.
What use does a weapon have for attachment?)
Maybe it's the blood loss getting to her; maybe she's just exhausted in a way that sleep can't touch. But she can't shut down the way she always has. She can't box herself and her emotions up like she always has, and something in her reacts to the way Peter is looking at her, to the way he's talking to her.
It hurts.
And it shouldn't.
Her throat is tight when she speaks, and she folds her arm across her chest, pressing her palm over the bandage again. ]
I didn't hire you because I thought you were— disposable. I wasn't trying to involve you.