[Becky looks up in time to catch his sort of crushed looking expression, and immediately puts a hand on his arm, squeezing a little to get his attention and let him know she's not mad, and she sure as hell doesn't blame him at all. It's gentle and familiar, but definitely a little different from the shove Bucky might have handed out at a time like this instead.]
You got me out. That's what's important. [It's true: no, she doesn't want to talk about it, and there are times when she resents that, too. She's never had to keep anything from Steve before, not really, not even when she'd maybe wanted to, but this? This, she doesn't want anyone to know about. She knows she's different, she knows she's been broken in a way she wasn't before, but that doesn't mean she wants to talk about it.
But it's not Steve's fault. Steve saved her when she'd kind of resigned herself to dying there, so that's what she'd rather focus on. What's important. Bucky's said as much, too, although he usually sounds more firm and "we're dropping this subject right now" than gentle and reassuring. It seems like she's got slightly softer edges than Bucky in certain respects, which probably has a lot to do with expectations and gender roles and everything, however much she'd rubbed up against those kind of the wrong way.
But then she grins with the same sort of cocky, unapologetic look on her face that makes it pretty clear that things aren't that different.]
Maybe a couple times, after you were being an ass about something. [Look, she's not mean enough to do anything really awful, and she's always been quick to forgive him anyway, but if you're really going to pretend like your nose isn't broken and you definitely don't need her help getting up the stairs, your shirt isn't gonna match your tie. Fair trade. Think about it next time before you do something stupid, alright?] I'd help pick out your clothes before you went out on dates, though. I'm not a monster.
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You got me out. That's what's important. [It's true: no, she doesn't want to talk about it, and there are times when she resents that, too. She's never had to keep anything from Steve before, not really, not even when she'd maybe wanted to, but this? This, she doesn't want anyone to know about. She knows she's different, she knows she's been broken in a way she wasn't before, but that doesn't mean she wants to talk about it.
But it's not Steve's fault. Steve saved her when she'd kind of resigned herself to dying there, so that's what she'd rather focus on. What's important. Bucky's said as much, too, although he usually sounds more firm and "we're dropping this subject right now" than gentle and reassuring. It seems like she's got slightly softer edges than Bucky in certain respects, which probably has a lot to do with expectations and gender roles and everything, however much she'd rubbed up against those kind of the wrong way.
But then she grins with the same sort of cocky, unapologetic look on her face that makes it pretty clear that things aren't that different.]
Maybe a couple times, after you were being an ass about something. [Look, she's not mean enough to do anything really awful, and she's always been quick to forgive him anyway, but if you're really going to pretend like your nose isn't broken and you definitely don't need her help getting up the stairs, your shirt isn't gonna match your tie. Fair trade. Think about it next time before you do something stupid, alright?] I'd help pick out your clothes before you went out on dates, though. I'm not a monster.