[Everyone was so casual about names. This isn't the first time Peter has found it funny given how hung up on names his world was.
The moment Maya reaches out to pat Peter's arm and talks about keeping him safe is the moment Peter relaxes. A little. He'd never entirely relax with a stranger around but he's not about to make Maya worry about him snapping with her in eyeshot.
Well and love does soothe the savage beast, so they say.
He gives her a warm, fond smile before patting back at her hand. His attention seems wholly on her but he's still watching this Jurral from the corner of his eye.]
I'll get one if you do, darling. And one of the little one too.
[He doesn't even try to curtail the urge to reach over and gently pat at what she had for a bump. He never is, save when she's very focused on something or it seems like she'd rather not be touched. He's stupidly good at reading signals like that.]
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The moment Maya reaches out to pat Peter's arm and talks about keeping him safe is the moment Peter relaxes. A little. He'd never entirely relax with a stranger around but he's not about to make Maya worry about him snapping with her in eyeshot.
Well and love does soothe the savage beast, so they say.
He gives her a warm, fond smile before patting back at her hand. His attention seems wholly on her but he's still watching this Jurral from the corner of his eye.]
I'll get one if you do, darling. And one of the little one too.
[He doesn't even try to curtail the urge to reach over and gently pat at what she had for a bump. He never is, save when she's very focused on something or it seems like she'd rather not be touched. He's stupidly good at reading signals like that.]