[ Tony goes somewhere. Steve can feel it in the way he basically stops responding, and while they've never experienced any trauma of this magnitude together, Steve still remembers the nightmares he used to pull Tony out of at night, and how panicked Tony could be when he came out of them.
But this isn't that. He can feel it in his gut, and before Steve would decide to wait it out, give Tony his time, he's already back and answering.
The answer Steve gets, however, is a lot more than he asked for, and given how much information Tony is giving him about what happened and how it's haunted him, it pulls Steve completely out of his own emotional mess.
When Tony sits on the edge of the bed, Steve joins him, but aside from reaching for his hand, doesn't ever interrupt. When Tony's done, Steve just thinks for a minute. ]
What reasons... could there be, for him to trade it? [ Better to ask Tony than to come up with his own theory. ] There has to be at least one. Otherwise, it makes no sense.
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But this isn't that. He can feel it in his gut, and before Steve would decide to wait it out, give Tony his time, he's already back and answering.
The answer Steve gets, however, is a lot more than he asked for, and given how much information Tony is giving him about what happened and how it's haunted him, it pulls Steve completely out of his own emotional mess.
When Tony sits on the edge of the bed, Steve joins him, but aside from reaching for his hand, doesn't ever interrupt. When Tony's done, Steve just thinks for a minute. ]
What reasons... could there be, for him to trade it? [ Better to ask Tony than to come up with his own theory. ] There has to be at least one. Otherwise, it makes no sense.