[peter may feel like he's stuck in a cage, whirling about in the same existential thoughts of where, when, how, and the ever-significant who. tommy, who was the most focused on the video game, tenses and stops when he tries for the door handle — active relief on the twins when it doesn't open.
well, at least he seems to have gotten both the boys' attention.]
Magic is hard to control sometimes. [billy starts, and tommy just shrugs.] According to Billy. He doesn't know that much. I sure do!
[tommy sticks his tongue out, hanging on to the back of the couch, staring over at the two; billy stands away from the couch, closer to peter.]
Anyway, I'm Billy Maximoff. And that's my brother, Tommy. We're twins.
[he points at each other, then beams. tommy, on the other hand, says a little cryptically:]
You really shouldn't stand so close to the door, Peter Parker.
[if peter feels the pinpricks of his spider sense starting to become more concrete and make more sense, then maybe he should trust it. the door handle starts jiggling, shaking harder and harder, the windows rattling as if the air outside were being compressed. the lights dim, shadows growing darker, longer, more menacing.
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well, at least he seems to have gotten both the boys' attention.]
Magic is hard to control sometimes. [billy starts, and tommy just shrugs.] According to Billy. He doesn't know that much. I sure do!
[tommy sticks his tongue out, hanging on to the back of the couch, staring over at the two; billy stands away from the couch, closer to peter.]
Anyway, I'm Billy Maximoff. And that's my brother, Tommy. We're twins.
[he points at each other, then beams. tommy, on the other hand, says a little cryptically:]
You really shouldn't stand so close to the door, Peter Parker.
[if peter feels the pinpricks of his spider sense starting to become more concrete and make more sense, then maybe he should trust it. the door handle starts jiggling, shaking harder and harder, the windows rattling as if the air outside were being compressed. the lights dim, shadows growing darker, longer, more menacing.
billy repeats, a certain nod of his head:]
Mom will fix it.