Steve takes the clothes, looking down at them as he tries to remember how they work. It's funny, the things that unexpected trauma do. You feel fine, and then all of the sudden...
"I don't agree with that," he says, very quietly. "The Strategic Scientific Reserve could have just been the Allies' Hydra. In some ways, we had chances to be as bad as Sk- as Schmidt and his people. It would have made things easier."
His hands fist around the clothes. "There's no excuse for treating someone the way those people clearly treated you."
Before she can answer he bobs a little nod and shuffles off to the office to change, leaving her alone - and Peter standing in the door.
"He likes you," Peter says. He doesn't sound surprised, even though there's something protective and a little scared swirling in his gut.
Then he stops to think about what he just said and says, a little incredulously, "Captain America has a crush on you. Here I thought I was done thinking the things to come out of my mouth sound strange."
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"I don't agree with that," he says, very quietly. "The Strategic Scientific Reserve could have just been the Allies' Hydra. In some ways, we had chances to be as bad as Sk- as Schmidt and his people. It would have made things easier."
His hands fist around the clothes. "There's no excuse for treating someone the way those people clearly treated you."
Before she can answer he bobs a little nod and shuffles off to the office to change, leaving her alone - and Peter standing in the door.
"He likes you," Peter says. He doesn't sound surprised, even though there's something protective and a little scared swirling in his gut.
Then he stops to think about what he just said and says, a little incredulously, "Captain America has a crush on you. Here I thought I was done thinking the things to come out of my mouth sound strange."