And you, he doesn't say, looking back up to meet Steve's gaze, watching him carefully even as he fails to shrug out from under the other man's touch. There's still no accusation or defensiveness in his voice. He's interested (and maybe a little bit terrified, honestly) in the sentiment that would prompt a soldier, the nominal leader of the Avengers themselves, to put so much faith in a ghost.
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And you, he doesn't say, looking back up to meet Steve's gaze, watching him carefully even as he fails to shrug out from under the other man's touch. There's still no accusation or defensiveness in his voice. He's interested (and maybe a little bit terrified, honestly) in the sentiment that would prompt a soldier, the nominal leader of the Avengers themselves, to put so much faith in a ghost.