( His eyes track over Sam's suit, a little divot forming in his brow. It's pretty clear he's biting his tongue about something, that he's got something troubling running through his head — but when doesn't he lately?
Rather than saying it, he practically reads Sam's mind. Steers them toward that very subject. )
Steve's here.
( And Natasha, but he doesn't know her nearly as well. Met her two or three times (with his brain unscrambled, a couple more if you count the murder attempts).
It's a statement, but also a question.
They need to get aligned on how much they're gonna tell him. How much is need-to-know. It's not that he's happy about keeping secrets from Steve, so much as he's worried about the potential consequences. He doesn't want to jeopardize timeline and screw up their success, but he also doesn't want to jeopardize Steve's happiness. )
no subject
( A practically instant response, knee-jerk. He's always good. Totally fine. Nothing wrong here. Redirect: )
Nice outfit.
( His eyes track over Sam's suit, a little divot forming in his brow. It's pretty clear he's biting his tongue about something, that he's got something troubling running through his head — but when doesn't he lately?
Rather than saying it, he practically reads Sam's mind. Steers them toward that very subject. )
Steve's here.
( And Natasha, but he doesn't know her nearly as well. Met her two or three times (with his brain unscrambled, a couple more if you count the murder attempts).
It's a statement, but also a question.
They need to get aligned on how much they're gonna tell him. How much is need-to-know. It's not that he's happy about keeping secrets from Steve, so much as he's worried about the potential consequences. He doesn't want to jeopardize timeline and screw up their success, but he also doesn't want to jeopardize Steve's happiness. )