"Me?" she says, smiling slightly through the pang as she takes in his washed hair and shaved face. "Well, perhaps. She has not seen you in weeks; we will try to help you make a good impression, yes?"
Behind her, Steve Rogers' expression is going through a complicated series of changes, from worried to something nearly sore as a corner of his mouth tugs. She thinks she understands how he feels: this is the most the White Wolf has sounded like himself since...
Well. Before. "Captain, will you please lift the new arm for me?" she asks, and he nods in instant acquiescence, lifting it easily from its bed of foam to lay it next to Bucky on the bed.
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Date: 2021-09-13 02:41 pm (UTC)Behind her, Steve Rogers' expression is going through a complicated series of changes, from worried to something nearly sore as a corner of his mouth tugs. She thinks she understands how he feels: this is the most the White Wolf has sounded like himself since...
Well. Before. "Captain, will you please lift the new arm for me?" she asks, and he nods in instant acquiescence, lifting it easily from its bed of foam to lay it next to Bucky on the bed.