westfallcorndog: (Steve: The thousand yard stare)
Harrowheart ([personal profile] westfallcorndog) wrote in [personal profile] juststeverogers 2016-02-01 07:06 pm (UTC)

Steve actually came to the Nexus after some bullies dunked him in a trash can

"The sa–..." Wait a minute. "DREAMWALKER! So that's what it means!"

Somehow all of that is a huge relief. He laughs, and he's grateful for the way it washes away some of the tension and frustration inside. The back of his hand wipes away imagined sweat from his brow and he takes a moment to breathe.

"Shoot, Steve. It's still kinda weird. We were in the same damn dream... And all that stuff with Bucky, and – Ah, shoot... The stuff I said there at the end about..." A heavy sigh. "Shoot."

Time to turn the tables here. He's got to put the burden of shame on someone other than himself.

"Why do you imagine him like a sad jungle man with a metal arm? Not that I got anything against folks with metal arms. My brother's got one. Lost it in a harvest golem accident. But I don't figure you see a lot of folks losin' limbs in farmin' accidents in Brooklyn..."

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