Characters: OTA, Multiple Threads! Setting: Streets of NYC around SHIELD Content: It's Peteykins, Swearing and lots of it Summary: Pete avoids the office and pines miserably
Pete spent weeks working outside of SHIELD when he could, after being screamed at by Fury and his break room run in with his ex, SHIELD was the last place he wanted to be. He took his punishment as best he could, which was not at all, rather he just became surlier and his quotient for making people cry went up to at least three a day. The only place that served a decent cup of tea had asked him never to return after he made not one but three people cry for giving him milk for his Earl Grey, when he specifically asked for lemon. He freely admitted to himself that he was not having the best couple of months.
So he took his work elsewhere, claiming research on the Legacy Virus, and while true, most of it had to do with the sudden and inexplicable urge to walk by Kitty's office to see if she was around. After all he needed afternoon walks when the bathroom stunk up his office, but he knew and more importantly SHE would know what he was up to. It didn't help that his almost daily visits to his mandatory therapy sessions meant that she came up quite often. Something that he was sure amused the therapist and as soon as he had evidence he planned on punching him. It would be worth the additional punishment from Fury.
Unfortunately he needed to go into the office. He needed his typewriter and his files so against his better judgement he skulked his way toward SHIELD. And then walked around the block multiple times, hoping that Kitty would be off somewhere. Pete knew if he had been smart he would have gone elsewhere, but he didn't necessarily feel like leaving either. It was dark and after normal business hours as he stared up at the building from a block away, hoping that most of the people had gone home and he could get some work done. He walked closer, sure that Fury knew he was near. "Bloody pirate probably had a damn alarm go off when I get close," he snarked to no one but himself as he paused to light another cigarette, his gait slowing as he came up to the building.