[At least he wasn't the only one shaken to the core, and it was like the air had been punched from his lungs with the similar reaction. It was only made worse with direct contact, and it was all he could do not to jerk his hand back.
How would that be possible? Rogers had been in the ice for the last seventy years! The guy was barely alive and so deep into the ice that it would be impossible for them to make any connection... except hadn't there been a big documentary on how because the ice continually shifted there that Rogers would have risen and fallen with the ice drifts? Had he been born on one of the rises and it all fallen into place?
They were fucked. Royally. No, nevermind, this wasn't to be. They could avoid each other, except when they couldn't... direct contact would start it, wouldn't it?
He looked at his hand, dumbly nodding his head at the name clarification. He licked his lips and watched Steve carefully.]
Steve, huh? [God, that name rolled off of his lips so easily, like silk.] Seems like we'll be working together now that you're about to become my CO. [He smiled and meant to ask how that was going to work but instead blurted:] ...you got a name. [Written on you.]
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How would that be possible? Rogers had been in the ice for the last seventy years! The guy was barely alive and so deep into the ice that it would be impossible for them to make any connection... except hadn't there been a big documentary on how because the ice continually shifted there that Rogers would have risen and fallen with the ice drifts? Had he been born on one of the rises and it all fallen into place?
They were fucked. Royally. No, nevermind, this wasn't to be. They could avoid each other, except when they couldn't... direct contact would start it, wouldn't it?
He looked at his hand, dumbly nodding his head at the name clarification. He licked his lips and watched Steve carefully.]
Steve, huh? [God, that name rolled off of his lips so easily, like silk.] Seems like we'll be working together now that you're about to become my CO. [He smiled and meant to ask how that was going to work but instead blurted:] ...you got a name. [Written on you.]