HOLD ONTO HOPE

        “   you   fucking   dork.   ”         arms   link   together,   hips   bump   against   each   other,   it’s   the   kind   of   juvenile   freedom   jessica   had   thought   to   be   lost   forever.   she   should   have   known   to   expect   the   unexpected   when   it   comes   to   gwen.   out   of   everyone   in   jessica’s   life,   she   is   the   one   who   grounds   her.   but   gratitude   has   never   been   her   forte,   so   she   hopes   that   gwen   knows   anyway.         “   why   thank   you.   i   have   worked   extremely   hard   to   find   a   place   that   would   suit   your   fancy   taste.   ”

             A  self-satisfied  hum  settles  within  her  in  that  moment,  a  smugness  duly  reacted  upon  Jessica’s  notorious  brand  of  affection;  despite  being  so  drastically  different  in  dispositions  of  feeling  versus  logic,  their  friendship  had  gone  through  hell  and  back,  and  an  issue  of  miscommunication  was  a  time   of  the  past.  Gwen  certainty  spoke  for  the  both  of  them  in  verbal  affirmations,  where  Jessica  let  actions  speak  louder  than words;  each  held  their  own  in  turn.  A  scientist’s  perceptiveness  meets  a  detective’s  subtle  inflections, leaving  any  third-party  lost  in  the  midst  of  their  silent  understanding.

    “ I’ll try to write some new material sometime. “  Pete offers up a warm smile before happily accepting her offer to come in.  Brave as his face may be, the New York City winters were still harsh, and they weren’t exactly ground level.  “Yeah, he had a listing at the university.  I thought I’d be one face out of a crowd, but Otto says that Oscorp’s been taking up most of the fresh faces,” he playfully nudges Gwen, “it’s good for me, though.  I hope I learn a lot from him. ”

       ❝  Then,  I’ll  look  forward  to  it. —  Whenever  you  get  around  to  that,  of  course.  ❞  A  bit  of  a  playful  gibe,  and  nothing  more;  he  made  small  talk  look  like  an  Olympic  Sport,  by  the  way  Peter  charmed  his  way  through  conversations.  Not  to  say  he’s  at  all  successful,  but  it  generally  gives  for  a  spark  of  mirth,  for  what  it’s  worth. 

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