She nods, patiently waiting for him to give it up. And the second he does, her expression softens and her arms fall to her sides. "We're all worried," she points out, not trying to invalidate his feelings. Or even how he chooses to deal with them -- i.e. harp on them without dealing with them at all. She's been doing a little of that too herself. She's pretty sure they all have. The difference is, Steve is already thinking about how to lay himself down to protect them all, while she and Tony and everyone else are banding together. It's times like this she wants to hit him and hug him all at once and she gets why Bucky sometimes does both at the same time. "But... you're just as valuable as any of our guys out there." She needs him to remember that, finally reaching out for his arm and squeezing in a way she hopes cements that she's here for him.
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Date: 2017-08-14 04:13 am (UTC)