escalates quickly

Ficlet: One More Question

Martin takes the opportunity to ask a question that's been gnawing at him, hoping to make sense of what his choices could mean for his heart. Season 4, implied Peter/Elias.

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“Hm? Is there something else?”

Martin thinks he can see strain in Peter, a kind of pulling at the edges. But that isn’t right, he’s as solid as ever… at least for a monster that can be here one moment and gone the next like a bad hallucination determined to manipulate a person into carrying out its dark machinations.

More or less.

“Oh, um. I just. Well, here goes: you’re in a relationship.”

Peter’s eyes lid, giving his craggy face something of a calculating cast. Martin is sure the temperature in his assistant’s office has dropped precipitously, but he plows ahead anyway. If this avatar believes opening up will secure Martin’s loyalty...

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