A muscle in his jaw twitched as he ground his teeth, and he looked away. He kept her in his peripheral vision, not willing to let her out of his sight completely, but he couldn't meet her eyes, either.
Yet another person who would judge what he'd done, who he'd become. What he'd allowed HYDRA to make of him.
Still, she was a link to the past he so desperately wanted to know and understand. And unlike Rogers, she wouldn't have the weight of decades of expectations built up for him to disappoint her in. Nor would it tear him apart to see that disappointment and censure, if it came. Maybe she was exactly the bridge he'd needed to get some answers.
"I don't remember a lot of things." He licked his lips, and dragged his gaze back to hers again. His was haunted, the years of agony and soul-destroying torture lurking in the depths of the blue. "I remember you beating me in a push-up contest. And I remember you looked drop-dead gorgeous in a red dress. You were the first gal that only had eyes for Steve instead of me. I beat you in the shooting contest, though."
Disconnected bits and pieces. That was his life, now. And at that, it was worlds away better than the one he'd had prior to this, with HYDRA. At least he had the bits and pieces, and more came every day.
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Yet another person who would judge what he'd done, who he'd become. What he'd allowed HYDRA to make of him.
Still, she was a link to the past he so desperately wanted to know and understand. And unlike Rogers, she wouldn't have the weight of decades of expectations built up for him to disappoint her in. Nor would it tear him apart to see that disappointment and censure, if it came. Maybe she was exactly the bridge he'd needed to get some answers.
"I don't remember a lot of things." He licked his lips, and dragged his gaze back to hers again. His was haunted, the years of agony and soul-destroying torture lurking in the depths of the blue. "I remember you beating me in a push-up contest. And I remember you looked drop-dead gorgeous in a red dress. You were the first gal that only had eyes for Steve instead of me. I beat you in the shooting contest, though."
Disconnected bits and pieces. That was his life, now. And at that, it was worlds away better than the one he'd had prior to this, with HYDRA. At least he had the bits and pieces, and more came every day.