hidden beneath sarcasm.

For a moment, Peter forgets how to respond. Not because of the compliment, though that certainly doesn't help, but because of the sudden warmth against his shoulder. He goes oddly still, the lenses of his mask widening a fraction as he glances sideways at her. "Uh . . . no. Not cliche." A beat. "Maybe a little weird, though. I mean, I have a pretty memorable voice. Um . . . and the whole mask thing. Very distinctive mask, you know? The red. . . and uh, the . . ." Why does she make him so nervous?

gwen saw what mj was trying to show her and nodded. she grinned softly and walked over to her, "what is it?!" she asked.

' It's a sparkly rock, isn't it neat? ' Mj said holding the rock out towards Gwen, water sliding through her fingers.

a comfort falls over the sleeping peter , something so calming and familiar, not having to know or be aware that it's MJ. peter doesnt need to be conscious to get a comforting feeling from MJ. of course , it'll be something they crave and chase when morning comes and peter awakens once more , but right now. deep in his sleep, as peter cuddles deeper into the blanket. this is enough.

Finding her body moving on her own, she moved close to people, putting her arm around him softly, she pulled him close his cheek on her shoulder, her eyes on him as she watched him sleep and then cuddle into the blanket causing her to smile. Pulling it up abit as her arm remained around him.

Relief floods his eyes, and for a moment Peter looks away to hide the emotions flooding through him. It's been tough since he had Strange erase his memories, but it had been a sacrifice he'd needed to bear to save the multiverse- something he had no interest in ever messing with again. "what do you prefer?"

She was a bit concerned as he suddenly looked away, blinking her own eyes a few times she crossed her arms. ' I am lazy right now so we can just go to my apartment, not the BEST coffee but it'll do.' Was this wise of her? inviting some random dude to her place? nah she'd be alright if anything goes wrong she has pepper spray.

The snort was involuntary- but gods it was such... such an MJ thing to say that he couldn't help but be amused. "And humble too." he said dryly, biting his lower lip- unable to break the gaze. "I bet you're incred- i mean i bet you're doing incredible um..." he hesitated, "Is it too soon to suggest coffee? I- wanna hear more, y'know?"

' Not at all I was gonna suggest the same thing, do you want homemade or maybe a coffee from the nearby cafe? ' She asked him kind of taken back by it, but at least she knew now that both of them wanted to get to know each other a bit better.

"You've finished at MIT? That's impressive!" As if he didn't already know that- but he had to play it cool, this wasn't the same anymore and if they did manage to fix something it wouldn't be like anything they'd had before. "Yeah? Well maybe you could... tell me more about it?"

' I am impressive, thank you for noticing.' She chuckled softly but only briefly as she cleared her throat. ' Well not REALLY finished, still got abit of work but me and Ned are getting there.' She corrected her eyes never leaving his, It was like her eyes were stuck in his.

i hate his ass

This might be the most selfish thing he's done- and lately he's made a lot of selfish decisions; but he couldn't seem to pull himself away from her- couldn't fully let her go. "I won't." he said quietly, taking the number and committing it to memory, "So um... when are you, y'know- when's a good time to call...?"

' Oh uh anytime now that I am finished MIT I can focus a bit more on other things, like my job and my personal life.' He felt so easy to speak to, It was kind of scary how much she was comfortable around him now, despite the whole staring at each other across the room thing prior.