The faint curve to her mouth is as sympathetic as the look she gives him.

"I hope like I'm not giving you false hope," she murmurs. "It just sounded too damn familiar. But if I'm wrong... I hope you know I understand how it feels, all too well."

It had been the faintest glimmer of hope that led her to search again for Steve, that brought her to Bucky and Natasha and Sam, desperate for them to believe her.