Writers: Image
Mar. 2nd, 2011 08:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spongetastic"What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?" ~George Gordon, Lord Byron,'Child Harold's Pilgrimage'
Peter got a good look at himself in the mirror. It was the first time he saw himself since it happened, and he sucked in a breath as he saw his reflection. It was the same face but startlingly different at the same time.
He knew instantly what the first question would be: “What the hell happened to you?” And Peter didn’t know if he was ready to talk about it yet. When he closed his eyes he could still feel his skin being gouged, and he shuddered against the phantom pain. He remembered the blood making trails on either side of his face.
Peter closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. His finger traced the line cutting across his face. The bite of cold steel tearing him apart was still so fresh in his mind. It might’ve only taken a few moments in reality but in his memory it lasted much longer. Slowly Peter opened his eyes again.
He was reluctant to watch other people’s reaction, but he would have to face the world sometime. Scars and all.
Peter got a good look at himself in the mirror. It was the first time he saw himself since it happened, and he sucked in a breath as he saw his reflection. It was the same face but startlingly different at the same time.
He knew instantly what the first question would be: “What the hell happened to you?” And Peter didn’t know if he was ready to talk about it yet. When he closed his eyes he could still feel his skin being gouged, and he shuddered against the phantom pain. He remembered the blood making trails on either side of his face.
Peter closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. His finger traced the line cutting across his face. The bite of cold steel tearing him apart was still so fresh in his mind. It might’ve only taken a few moments in reality but in his memory it lasted much longer. Slowly Peter opened his eyes again.
He was reluctant to watch other people’s reaction, but he would have to face the world sometime. Scars and all.