( he does catch it. let's pretend he's just that skilled and graceful, instead of genetically hotwired to react instantly to anything that came in his general peripheral.
the compliment isn't exactly expected and he could have said he didn't need one, and yet the flash of a smile indicates he appreciated it, anyway. Peter just isn't used to having someone that can intellectually stand up to him, much less outpace him. it's new and it could have been uncomfortable, but it isn't.
Peter doesn't respond to it other than that, though, at the very least determined to not make it weird. ) That's the idea. If they do know what hit 'em, then we're going to have a problem.
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the compliment isn't exactly expected and he could have said he didn't need one, and yet the flash of a smile indicates he appreciated it, anyway. Peter just isn't used to having someone that can intellectually stand up to him, much less outpace him. it's new and it could have been uncomfortable, but it isn't.
Peter doesn't respond to it other than that, though, at the very least determined to not make it weird. ) That's the idea. If they do know what hit 'em, then we're going to have a problem.