[It's not that Chris is blind, or even remotely naive, it's just that. If Peter sounds suggestive, or looks suggestive, he sort of has to filter it out as nonsensical. Which he does , in this instance, where it seems a little more suggestive than anything earlier. There is the briefest furrow of his brow, a moment where he thinks about saying something like I find that very hard to believe, and then remembers that Peter is nothing if not nosy.

Instead, his jaw works for a moment, feeling a little scrutinised himself. ] I had no idea you were so interested in cleaning guns and reading dusty old books, Peter.

[Well. He sort of knew about that last one. ] I'm being serious, though. What did you do, when you weren't getting Derek into trouble?