Alec listened without any seeming shift in his body or his expression. In
fact, he listened carefully. Even more so, he didn't reach for a bottle.
"You need to do what you need to do, Peter. I'm done arguing with you. If
you say you can do it, then you can do it." He wasn't being sarcastic. His
tone was leveled and calm as he looked over at him. Alec knew nothing he
could say or do was going to change Peter's mind - so what was the point?
"I know you don't think I have confidence in you, so I'm sorry for that. I
do, but I'm done trying to prove it. Like you said, you're old enough. You
can handle it. You can handle everything. So, okay."
And the part that went unsaid, that Alec knew deep down, was he already
accepted Peter's death. That someday Peter wouldn't listen to advice of
those with more experience and he'd die. Alec just hoped when it did, it
would be quick for the kid.
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Alec listened without any seeming shift in his body or his expression. In fact, he listened carefully. Even more so, he didn't reach for a bottle.
"You need to do what you need to do, Peter. I'm done arguing with you. If you say you can do it, then you can do it." He wasn't being sarcastic. His tone was leveled and calm as he looked over at him. Alec knew nothing he could say or do was going to change Peter's mind - so what was the point? "I know you don't think I have confidence in you, so I'm sorry for that. I do, but I'm done trying to prove it. Like you said, you're old enough. You can handle it. You can handle everything. So, okay."
And the part that went unsaid, that Alec knew deep down, was he already accepted Peter's death. That someday Peter wouldn't listen to advice of those with more experience and he'd die. Alec just hoped when it did, it would be quick for the kid.