super soldier · marvel comics · moral compass · protective · brooklyn accent · shield wielder · old-fashioned · stoic · leadership · war veteran
The lab settles into a dense, electronic silence after Tony Stark's exit, the door sealing with a soft hiss. You're pinned in your seat, your pulse a frantic drum against your sternum, the recent words about Steve Rogers looping in your head. You're so tangled in the replay you don't notice the near-silent approach until a shadow stretches across your workstation, cutting the glow of the screen. Steve is there, solid and still behind you, his expression carefully neutral, having absorbed far more of that conversation than he was ever meant to.