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[phaselocknroll]

What the hell did you do???

[nostalgiabomb]

Not important

What IS important is that Gamora doesn't know

because then my insides will be outsides and covering my ship

And I JUST cleaned the galley, so

[phaselocknroll]

I can't leave you alone for two damn minutes, can I?

and really

is Gamora the one you should be worried about here?

[nostalgiabomb]

yes

I overheard some dudes after you guys left the bar last night. think they recognized her?

anyway i said some things, they said some things

Some feelings got broken, then bottles, then bones

you know how it goes

[phaselocknroll]

[ ... oh Peter ]

What am I going to do with you?

[nostalgiabomb]

Bail me out?

You can't see it but

I'm making a puppy dog face

The one you can't resist

[phaselocknroll]

[ There is quite the delay before she texts him back.

Mostly she just wanted to see if he would squirm a little. ]

All right.

But only because I love you do much.

1/2

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Oh, he definitely squirms; in fact, the following is texts she receives during the delay: ]

Maya?

uh, i didn't say please. Is that it?

Please? Please bail me out?

Light of my life, most beautiful woman in the world?

Uh you still there?

Helloooooo

Are you messing with me? :(

okay if you are this is seriously not cool

no i'm kidding it's way funny ha ha ha ha ha ha ha what a good time we're having. is that better?

uh i don't wanna rush you but could you like please come soon. i think this guy is giving me bedroom eyes oh shit he's licking his lips OH SHIT SAVE ME

HELP ME MAYA-WAN KENOBI YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

oh thank god they moved him he was seriously creeping me the fuck out

MAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

:(

that's a frowny face i just remembered you might not be up to date with text smilies. here's a crying face ;___;

MAYAAAAAA please i love you save meeeeeeee

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Aaaand when she finally responds: ]


OKAY I DON'T WANT TO DOWNLPLAY THE LOVE THING

CUZ I LOVE YOU TOO

BUT COULD YOU PLEASE HURRY THEY BROUGHT THE GUY BACK AND HE KEEPS WINKING AT ME AND HE HAS SIX EYES PLEASE HELP

[phaselocknroll]

[ It is about then that a guard comes to his cell and tells him he's free to go.

He will find Maya in the main lobby of the police station dying of laughter ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Relief sweeps through Peter when he's able to edge away from the guy (who had, somehow, slid closer and closer to Peter in the moments between his return and Peter's escape). It was a mistake to glance back, though, because the guy winks one set of his eyes and makes a show of licking his lips again and there is almost no way Peter could've run out of there faster.

Declarations of endless love and gratitude were totally on the tip of his tongue as his things are returned and he's led back to the main lobby -- but it's about at the halfway point that he hears the unmistakable sound of Maya's laughter, and by the time he reaches her he's scowling. ]

Yeah, yeah, har har har. Laugh it up.

[ He looks a little worse for wear, though: his clothes are definitely crumpled and his hair is mussed; his upper lip is split, though it's scabbed over by now, and there's a dark bruise blossoming around his left eye. If the bruises and cuts on his knuckles are any indication, though, he certainly gave more than he got.]

[phaselocknroll]

[ Aw, poor guy. She actually feels a little bad about stressing him out like that ]

Oh honey. Did you really think I'd just leave you here?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He's still scowlingggggg because his pain isn't funnyyyyy ]

I knew you weren't going to leave me twistin' in the wind, but you have no idea how creepy that guy seriously was.

Like, I feel like we should leave immediately, because I bet that fucker could track me down by smelling me.

[phaselocknroll]

All right, all right. We're going.

But first- [ she does two things in quick succession. First, she leans over to kiss him on the cheek. Second, she heals him with a quick motion of her hand and a flash of her tattoos. ]

Sorry for freaking you out and leaving you with the creepy guy.

[nostalgiabomb]

Apology accepted, and thanks for the save.

[ On reflex, his tongue pokes out to feel where the scab used to be, and his hand prods at the skin beneath his eye. He grins. ]

-- Also, thanks for making me pretty again. Definitely needed that.

[phaselocknroll]

If we're keeping this a secret from Gamora, I figured it might help.

Besides, you should know by now that I'm the only one allowed to leave bruises. [ she says with a suggestive raise of her eyebrow ]

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh, darling, apple of my eye-- [ He says it sweetly as he snakes an arm around her waist, leaning down to snag a kiss. ] --you always know just what to say to make me feel better.

I owe you big time, though. Seriously.

[phaselocknroll]

Don't worry about it. It's the least I could do, considering I left you hanging.

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh, okay. I was gonna offer to submit completely to you and let you have your wicked way with me tonight, but--

Cool, thanks. Think I'll take a nap when we get back, then.

[phaselocknroll]

You do that. Maybe I'll have a talk with Gamora after all.

[ two can play at this game, Peter!! ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ ABORT ABORT ABORT ]

Shit, okay, let's be cool here. Please?

[phaselocknroll]

What was that you were saying? About submitting to me?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He has his hands up, rather as though she's pointing a loaded gun at him. ]

Yeah, totally cool. Great! Totally back on board with that. Just don't do anything drastic, okay?

[phaselocknroll]

Just make sure I don't have a reason to, hm?

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah, of course, babe! Not-- a-- problem. [ And he enunciates each word. ] Whatever you want.