[ The way Sam looks at Steve is trying to communicate a loud and prickly 'well, screw you' for asking that question, but really, Sam isn't annoyed. Steve asking just catches him off guard.
And for a moment, he opens his mouth, and he's on the verge of just shooting from the hip, but... he can't. Sam snaps his mouth shut, jaw clenching briefly. He's not sure he's got it in him to explain it all to a Steve who has never even reached the point of making this choice without ever asking Sam. A Steve who left - and in leaving chose something for Sam that Sam couldn't carry the way Steve and Bucky wanted him to. ]
Holding a shield doesn't make Captain America, Steve.
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And for a moment, he opens his mouth, and he's on the verge of just shooting from the hip, but... he can't. Sam snaps his mouth shut, jaw clenching briefly. He's not sure he's got it in him to explain it all to a Steve who has never even reached the point of making this choice without ever asking Sam. A Steve who left - and in leaving chose something for Sam that Sam couldn't carry the way Steve and Bucky wanted him to. ]
Holding a shield doesn't make Captain America, Steve.