--but you have to read, you have to know, it's everywhere, they're picking us off one by one--
*He's babbling, his fingers white-knuckled around the glass, and Peter's not even conscious of what he's let slip, or, indeed, how meaningless the admission even is.*
--and it's only a matter of time, and I can't--I don't--
*He looks almost surprised when he bursts into tears, as if they've caught him unawares, and he plasters his free hand to his eyes as if he can press them back in.*
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Date: 2011-09-06 05:32 pm (UTC)*He's babbling, his fingers white-knuckled around the glass, and Peter's not even conscious of what he's let slip, or, indeed, how meaningless the admission even is.*
--and it's only a matter of time, and I can't--I don't--
*He looks almost surprised when he bursts into tears, as if they've caught him unawares, and he plasters his free hand to his eyes as if he can press them back in.*