[A very tiny, bitter and angry part of him says that they haven't been in this together since he fell and Steve didn't bother to look for a body. But that's not fair. There was no way that anyone could have known he'd survived, and it was wartime so there were better things to do than look for one fallen body.
He squashes that thought pretty damn fast, because he knows that if Steve had any inkling that he'd lived, he would have moved hell or high water to get him back. Heck, he did do that, he went against SHIELD and nearly got himself killed when they did eventually come face to face again.
It's because of Steve that he's even free from Pierce to have this argument in the first place.
That's the only reason that he softens a bit, expression thawing just a tiny amount.]
I don't remember everything, but I remember watching your six. This is me watching your six again, trying to keep you from getting hurt.
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He squashes that thought pretty damn fast, because he knows that if Steve had any inkling that he'd lived, he would have moved hell or high water to get him back. Heck, he did do that, he went against SHIELD and nearly got himself killed when they did eventually come face to face again.
It's because of Steve that he's even free from Pierce to have this argument in the first place.
That's the only reason that he softens a bit, expression thawing just a tiny amount.]
I don't remember everything, but I remember watching your six. This is me watching your six again, trying to keep you from getting hurt.