[ It's always quite something, to see that hint of something softer in hardened people. It reminds Sam, however briefly, of teasing an actual laugh out of Natasha, or what friendship and sunsets do to Bucky's face.
Sam's face relaxes into a genuine smile at that. He invites Matthias to meet him in the gym when the fair wraps up - better for a demonstration.
And when Matthias takes him up on that offers, Sam spends some time with him in the gym, demonstrating the vibranium wings, solid metal that seems so oddly light in flight, weaving between the floating rocks and eventually just sitting with the wings loosely folded around him so Matthias can look at them, touch them. The technology might be far beyond what Matthias knows, but the wingsuit does have much simpler origins, and Sam's happy to explain.
And if he can put that brief wonder back on the guy, well, Sam will consider that a win for the day, truth be told. ]
alright, just wanted to place this here as a finish line bc it so cute
Sam's face relaxes into a genuine smile at that. He invites Matthias to meet him in the gym when the fair wraps up - better for a demonstration.
And when Matthias takes him up on that offers, Sam spends some time with him in the gym, demonstrating the vibranium wings, solid metal that seems so oddly light in flight, weaving between the floating rocks and eventually just sitting with the wings loosely folded around him so Matthias can look at them, touch them. The technology might be far beyond what Matthias knows, but the wingsuit does have much simpler origins, and Sam's happy to explain.
And if he can put that brief wonder back on the guy, well, Sam will consider that a win for the day, truth be told. ]