( Peter's far more accustomed to losing people than to getting them back. Even when she steps closer β looking like Claire, sounding like Claire β he hesitates, not willing to let hope in too hard and too fast. Of course he knows she's returned to Trench, but seeing her in the here and now could still be fake. A hallucination tries its hardest to pretend to be real.
Paimon could even be doing this right now. Making her appear here at her old house. Making Peter think he's found someone safe. Peter is, on some weird level, aware of what the demon's been doing to him, and he's just been letting it happen. Staying in a perpetual dream hurts a lot less. )
I don't know, I guess I justβ my head's kind of funny these days.
( Peter pauses again, before relaxing the tension in his shoulders, hands easing into his hoodie pockets. He'd missed her, and even if this is some lingering phantom, he realises he welcomes it. )
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Paimon could even be doing this right now. Making her appear here at her old house. Making Peter think he's found someone safe. Peter is, on some weird level, aware of what the demon's been doing to him, and he's just been letting it happen. Staying in a perpetual dream hurts a lot less. )
I don't know, I guess I justβ my head's kind of funny these days.
( Peter pauses again, before relaxing the tension in his shoulders, hands easing into his hoodie pockets. He'd missed her, and even if this is some lingering phantom, he realises he welcomes it. )
It's good to see you again.