Not sure that will help. ( he doesn't want this to seem less serious than it is. really, he isn't sure he believes that he can make him see this as anything besides what it is. maybe he should have agreed to that drink, but Peter would rather suffer this sober and do it right. he'd probably drink prodigiously after, did that count?
the first one has to be the worst one, he tells himself. ) I'm okay. ( again, a little quieter this time. mostly to himself. ) I'm okay. ( he can do this, Matt needs him to do this, and he will.
he manages his second stitch easier than the first, hands a little steadier. ) Talk to me about something. ( something to take his mind off what his hands are in the middle of. it might be a big ask, considering how any other man probably would have passed clean out by now. since he is still lucid, Matt should be able to talk. he's good at talking. )
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the first one has to be the worst one, he tells himself. ) I'm okay. ( again, a little quieter this time. mostly to himself. ) I'm okay. ( he can do this, Matt needs him to do this, and he will.
he manages his second stitch easier than the first, hands a little steadier. ) Talk to me about something. ( something to take his mind off what his hands are in the middle of. it might be a big ask, considering how any other man probably would have passed clean out by now. since he is still lucid, Matt should be able to talk. he's good at talking. )