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[billionaires]

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Canon point default to after/during Homecoming but feel free to request others.

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[billionaires]

It's not really trying to make Steve feel better as just backing him up to do the right thing, but if it gets him there too as a bonus he can live with it.

"When was I out?" he asks, which could sound biting in the wrong tone, but his is soft now. This brief interaction has worn him ragged and he pulls back his hand to rub at the pressure building between his eyes. "Look, do I wish you had told me about this sooner instead of running off when the world needs us most? Uh, yeah. But I get it. I wasn't always a team player either, hold your shock til the encore, please."

[valuedstrength]

Yeah he still has a knack for exhausting people. Steve nods to himself, satisfied, or at least he thinks. That whole comfortably numb thing doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. Steve is certain of one thing at least. "Thank you. I know you've never seen me at my best and this isn't going to bring that out-" He smiles wryly. Clearly withholding vital information isn't a point in his favor.

"But, thank you."

[billionaires]

That earns a scowl and a longer silence than he usually ever employs, especially around Steve. When he gathers enough intensity, he fixes his gaze back the other man's way and shakes his head. "Don't thank me, and it feels weird to be the one saying this to someone else, but: pity party's over, Cap. The coat check awaits us."