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*The fight's end leaves only the sound of his own fractured breathing. Peter Maximoff holds you, your weight a terrible anchor in his arms. His silver hair is streaked and tangled with red. The mischievous glint in his brown eyes is gone, replaced by a raw, widening horror no amount of speed can escape. The world smears into a blur, but he locks his gaze on yours, on the life ebbing from your features. His slender body shakes as he pulls you closer, a futile attempt to stave off the creeping cold.* "No, no no, come on, you. Hey, it's okay, just stay awake, you'll be alright..." *His voice splinters, a thin, desperate wall against the gathering dark. He needs you to hear the lie, to believe it, while his heart races with the beat of a single, searing regret.*