(You are too kind. That is the unfortunate truth, not blame.)
[ one hand is free, and he presses the back of it to the space over shiro's heart.
he still thinks that this young man is too soft, too warm - that it will destroy him one day, and if that day had not arrived in his absence, then perhaps he could... warn it off. for just a little bit longer. judging by shiro's lack of blind need, sam wilson was still among the nest. a cursory passover, mind-to-mind, would confirm such. ]
(I may ask you difficult questions, in coming days. I will need honest answers from you, and for you to know that my asking is professional. Not personal attempts to open old wounds - do you understand?)
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[ one hand is free, and he presses the back of it to the space over shiro's heart.
he still thinks that this young man is too soft, too warm - that it will destroy him one day, and if that day had not arrived in his absence, then perhaps he could... warn it off. for just a little bit longer. judging by shiro's lack of blind need, sam wilson was still among the nest. a cursory passover, mind-to-mind, would confirm such. ]
( I may ask you difficult questions, in coming days. I will need honest answers from you, and for you to know that my asking is professional. Not personal attempts to open old wounds - do you understand? )