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9. Things you said when I was crying + 6. Things you said under the stars and in the grass

Also for @scarlet-widow, who asked for 6, and @atomeckova, who asked for 9

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“Is everything okay, Peter?”

He must have heard her approaching, because he didn’t takehis eyes off the sky when he responded, “Yeah. Everything’s fine.” His voicesounded rough. 

“Why aren’t you on the ship, then?” They’d had a rare breakbetween jobs and decided to dock on a forest planet for the night, but as faras Gamora knew there had been no plans to sleep outside.

“Just watching the stars.” He tilted his head back to lookat her. “Come join me.”

She only hesitated for a moment before walking over andsitting on the grass next to him.

“It doesn’t count if you don’t lay down,” Peter informedher.

“You have specific guidelines for this?” Gamora asked, butshe laid down close enough for their arms to touch.

“Basic stargazing etiquette.” He slid his arm over hers tograb her hand, something that had become an instinctual motion for them lately. 

He spoke again after a few minutes. “My mother and I used to layin the grass and listen to music when I was a kid.”

She was unsurprised to hear tears in his voice, but she hadno real idea how to comfort him. So she squeezed his hand and hoped just beingthere would help.  

“I wish she could have met you,” he told her.  

“I wish I could have met her, too.”

“She’d have loved you… and notjust because you’re an alien.” 

She chuckled. “Good to know.”

There was a rustling behind them, and Gamora titled her headto see the rest of their team coming towards them.

“Are we intruding?” Mantis asked uncertainly.

“Yeah, you’re not gonna start making out or something areyou?” Rocket asked.

Peter was still looking up at thestars, but he was grinning, so Gamora took it as a yes.

“No,” she said. “Join us. I’ve been informed you must laydown, though.”

“The grass is itchy,” Drax complained, but he and the otherslaid down around them – except Groot, who jumped off of Rocket’s shoulder tolay on Peter’s chest.

She glanced at Peter and saw a single tear make its way down his smiling face.

“Peter,” she whispered, nudging his shoulder. He turned hishead to look at her, their faces an inch apart. “She would have been proud ofyou.”

“Thanks,” he whispered back. She used her free hand to cuphis face, wiping away a new tear and pulling him towards her for a quick kiss.

Not quick enough, apparently.

“Hey!” Rocket protested. “You said you weren’t gonna makeout.”

@captaincacw ok i’m still missing that one damn fic where wanda watches clint shoot and nat takes pietro shopping hopefully one day it’ll come back into my life BUT here are a couple sorry it took this long december has been grossly busy

my favhttp://archiveofourown.org/works/6661879and this one has a bit of banterhttp://archiveofourown.org/works/5112482

i froth this headcanon so much we need more of it (if anyone knows any more hmu)

for you also @archerassassintrash :)

EDIT: BLACKHAWKRISING IS A GODSEND HERE IS THE FIC I WAS LOOKING FOR!!

Charles is only twelve when he steps between his sister Raven and their abusive stepfather. A few minutes later, he’s on the Other Side.

It’s a great place, actually. He’s on a sort of Rainbow Bridge plane between heaven and earth, occupied by children who have died before their parents, and have no other deceased adult close enough, emotionally, to claim them. Erik has been there for years; he died in the Holocaust, but his parents made it out, so he’s waiting for them to go the rest of the way together. He and Charles hit it off immediately, and spend all their time together–eating from the endless buffet, sleeping in the beautiful treehouses, swimming in the crystalline lake where no one has to worry about drowning. Charles doesn’t really know what’s going to become of him–his dad left and mom was too drunk to care he was being beaten, he doesn’t anticipate either of them claiming him on their way to heaven–but he’s happy enough here.

Charles doesn’t even know he can check in on his family until he tags along with Erik checking on his (he always pops in for the various Jewish holidays). Erik’s parents miss him, but they’re safe and happy.

Damen is a werewolf whose packs claims the mountain range ofAkielos. Relations with the nearby human kingdoms are strained at best,especially since Alpha Theomedes began expanding their territory. When their father unexpectedly dies, Damen and his brother Kastor battle for their father’sposition; Kastor wins, but only because he cheated, and a badly wounded Damen isbarely able to retain a position at the very bottom of the pack.