[ He doesn't have to be able to read people well to read Andyr enough to know this isn't the best topic to cross. It seems their conversations, since that very first moment, always weigh sort of heavy, and Steve doesn't want to push a reminder on him of just how bad the place is he's left if he can help it. So, he's careful about what he says this time, leaving the wet clothes in that towel atop his dresser so he can turn and lean with his back against it. Arms crossed, and this is an easier position to watch Andyr from, pick out his mannerisms, the differences and the sometimes uncanny similarities that make him feel as if he's watching a ghost.
But no. That's not fair, and that isn't what this is about. This isn't why he'd saved him or why he'd brought him here. There's a reason to the fact they met, no matter how strained their introductions have been, and Steve fights for that conviction against the lingering sadness that still threatens to overwhelm him at the edges. His curiosity is piqued regardless of circumstance, and it could never be irony that places Andyr beside his shield, a thing he would use to protect him. Just as he tries to protect all those aboard the ship. ]
I'll take you some time. [ Just as casual as you please, like they're not on a spaceship in the middle of a universe no one really knows anything about. Could he even bring someone to his world from another? If he asked, maybe Thor would know something. ] If not that, I'd at least help get you to Alaska. Or Gaza. Wherever you wanna go. [ Which is a promise he shouldn't make, even if he truly believes he could make a difference in some way if he did. Fight for something real, a cause that would help so many people and lift the chains of oppression. If he could do this one small thing for him, this would be it. ] I might not know a lot about where it is you come from, but from what you've told me, that isn't freedom. Or even living. No one should make that choice for someone else.
[ Even now, he wants to fix it, wants to help. Steve only wishes he knew how, and just like that, he shakes his head, breathing out an apology. Sorry. ]
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But no. That's not fair, and that isn't what this is about. This isn't why he'd saved him or why he'd brought him here. There's a reason to the fact they met, no matter how strained their introductions have been, and Steve fights for that conviction against the lingering sadness that still threatens to overwhelm him at the edges. His curiosity is piqued regardless of circumstance, and it could never be irony that places Andyr beside his shield, a thing he would use to protect him. Just as he tries to protect all those aboard the ship. ]
I'll take you some time. [ Just as casual as you please, like they're not on a spaceship in the middle of a universe no one really knows anything about. Could he even bring someone to his world from another? If he asked, maybe Thor would know something. ] If not that, I'd at least help get you to Alaska. Or Gaza. Wherever you wanna go. [ Which is a promise he shouldn't make, even if he truly believes he could make a difference in some way if he did. Fight for something real, a cause that would help so many people and lift the chains of oppression. If he could do this one small thing for him, this would be it. ] I might not know a lot about where it is you come from, but from what you've told me, that isn't freedom. Or even living. No one should make that choice for someone else.
[ Even now, he wants to fix it, wants to help. Steve only wishes he knew how, and just like that, he shakes his head, breathing out an apology. Sorry. ]