[ She never says friend. She never asks, she never bends, she never lets anyone see her bleed. There was a time in his life it did better to pretend Steve was indestructible — he always pulled through every illness, didn't he? Natasha's the same. There's so much of Steve in her, and she doesn't even know. ]
[ He can't pretend when he knows how the vulnerabilities show themselves. The glass gets set down, and Jim doesn't say anything for a while. It looks like he won't, until, ]
I wish Nat was here, just so you two could meet. You'd like each other, I think.
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[ He can't pretend when he knows how the vulnerabilities show themselves. The glass gets set down, and Jim doesn't say anything for a while. It looks like he won't, until, ]
I wish Nat was here, just so you two could meet. You'd like each other, I think.
[ A soft smile. ]
Is that strange?