[ peggy carter's emotional hatches are remarkably well-battened, given the chaos sprouting around every corner and in the shadow of every conversation. it's not a lie (she can't quite do that just now, after all) but, rather, it's compartmentalization. she sees fitz and...
and. well. she manages not to turn heel and walk in the opposite direction. no dirt on fitz's nose, exactly -- it's only that she doesn't much relish the thought of speaking too earnestly around the shield agent.
she breezes by him and sets to work filling her thermos from a waiting tea pot. ]
Fitz.
[ maybe, maybe, they can be fortunate enough to survive with just a simple greeting. ]
» tea room
and. well. she manages not to turn heel and walk in the opposite direction. no dirt on fitz's nose, exactly -- it's only that she doesn't much relish the thought of speaking too earnestly around the shield agent.
she breezes by him and sets to work filling her thermos from a waiting tea pot. ]
Fitz.
[ maybe, maybe, they can be fortunate enough to survive with just a simple greeting. ]