[Even a brief hurt sucks, but maybe there's no helping it. What Rue feels, what Peter feels... both are valid. Doesn't make it necessarily right - a lot of what Peter said isn't all that healthy, he thinks - but he feels what he feels and that's that. They can only work with, and around those feelings, until or unless they change.
With a quiet sigh he lowers his hands and slumps against their side instead, arms sliding around them. Brief hurts get long hugs, that's the rule.]
It's hard... not being able to do more. When there's no easy cure or fix for this stuff.
[Especially when he wasn't actually supposed to hear any of that. Even if his excuse is a good one!]
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With a quiet sigh he lowers his hands and slumps against their side instead, arms sliding around them. Brief hurts get long hugs, that's the rule.]
It's hard... not being able to do more. When there's no easy cure or fix for this stuff.
[Especially when he wasn't actually supposed to hear any of that. Even if his excuse is a good one!]
What should we do?