❛ pietro, you can hardly stand.
Just wait here for me, I beg you. ❜
Her gaze remains ever earnest, doting and affectionate,
warm. It doesn’t mask worry, instead it almost
COMPLIMENTS it. Her tone is both soft and stern, as
though she were the older twin. Defensive. She raises a
hand to his cheek, attempts to settle him back in the
place she’s left him. A tender kiss to his forehead.
❛ I’ll be back for you, I promise. Just stay here. ❜
CHEST sears with crushing pain. he’d overdone it-- -pushed too far & now he had rendered himself useless on the battlefield. unable to protect his twin; the realization is enough to rival the pain of his injury. a hit that caused instant bruising & left him breathless. what good were lungs that could barely inflate to a runner? he should’ve been more careful.
‷ wanda, don’t leave. please- --i cannot follow you. ‴
EVERYTHING in him yearns to fight, but his body will not allow it. muscles comply as the other helps him into a secluded area of shelter- only a wince or two bypassing his vehement exterior. part of him knows she can handle herself, yet a hand covers hers before she can draw away.
‷ i will NEVER forgive myself if something happens to you. ‴