[ It's tempting just to reach out, to wind an arm around Rumlow's shoulders and drag him back, slide his hands down scars and skin and soak it all in, but he won't. Doesn't.
He keeps his hands to himself and breathes through it. ]
You and I have very different ideas of the word better.
[ it doesn't take a genius to realize which "him" he means, either. Steve glances away, not quite a flinch, but close enough. ]
Because unlike HYDRA, I don't believe in making choices for other people to that extent. You might be a criminal, but I'm not dragging you across the country to find him. [ I'm not putting you anywhere near him after what you did. ]
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He keeps his hands to himself and breathes through it. ]
You and I have very different ideas of the word better.
[ it doesn't take a genius to realize which "him" he means, either. Steve glances away, not quite a flinch, but close enough. ]
Because unlike HYDRA, I don't believe in making choices for other people to that extent. You might be a criminal, but I'm not dragging you across the country to find him. [ I'm not putting you anywhere near him after what you did. ]