( Hard to say what gets under his skin more: getting told he needs to give Sam a break, or that goddamn tone. Like Bucky's let him down somehow.
He's not all that irritated about Sam telling Steve. It feels like the ownership of that secret has been shifted, passed from him to Sam, who undoubtedly bonded with the man far more than his attempted killer ever would. Isaiah's beyond any harm well-meaning Avengers can cause him now.
There's a beat of silence after Steve's commentary, with only the faintest of flickers across his expression. A twitch of his cheek, schooled back out again instantly before it manifests into something worse. )
Guess that makes you an expert in our situation now.
( Now that you've had one whole conversation. Now that you know one entire piece of the puzzle.
Gives you the right to be disappointed in him, huh?
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He's not all that irritated about Sam telling Steve. It feels like the ownership of that secret has been shifted, passed from him to Sam, who undoubtedly bonded with the man far more than his attempted killer ever would. Isaiah's beyond any harm well-meaning Avengers can cause him now.
There's a beat of silence after Steve's commentary, with only the faintest of flickers across his expression. A twitch of his cheek, schooled back out again instantly before it manifests into something worse. )
Guess that makes you an expert in our situation now.
( Now that you've had one whole conversation. Now that you know one entire piece of the puzzle.
Gives you the right to be disappointed in him, huh?
An icy, terse warning: )
Stay out of it, Steve.