[ maria. slowly, she begins to build a blueprint for howard's life -- and it's rosier, maybe, than it ought to be. because she always did like the bastard, even when he's being impossible. peggy understands that these are the moments wherein she should reach out, offer a hand, be human about it all.
those gestures don't come easily to her. her gaze shifts -- glancing back at the mansion, briefly, before she forces herself to meet tony's eyes. maybe she never knew maria, but it's evident she's moved and grieved by howard's death.
her next breath shakes. ]
I'm so terribly sorry, Tony. [ and it's raw, and it's honest, and with comes the first tear rolling down her cheek. peggy hisses inward, as though ashamed of her own reaction. ] Your family deserved better.
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those gestures don't come easily to her. her gaze shifts -- glancing back at the mansion, briefly, before she forces herself to meet tony's eyes. maybe she never knew maria, but it's evident she's moved and grieved by howard's death.
her next breath shakes. ]
I'm so terribly sorry, Tony. [ and it's raw, and it's honest, and with comes the first tear rolling down her cheek. peggy hisses inward, as though ashamed of her own reaction. ] Your family deserved better.
[ hell, how had things gotten so out of hand? ]