[ For someone who had likely been more like a stranger to find Wanda when she was at that low point and treat her without judgment — that must have been a big deal. Steve can only imagine. Murdock has his own kind of crazy, huh? When Wanda specifies that he can't be compared to the Avengers, Steve nods with a quick understanding.
It's not a job that's for everyone, that's for sure. Murdock hasn't often treated him like the enormous figure that he is back home, and he isn't quite able to tell if that's because he doesn't think much of him, or if he'd rather not measure people by their reputations. Either way, they've managed to get along well enough so far. He thinks. ]
I figured as much. I'm not gonna ask him to join or anything.
[ But then he notes the change in Wanda's posture, how she grips nervously at one of her rings. Like what she wants to say next is going to be the hardest part. Once the words come out they're surprisingly simple, but they also confirm Steve's hunch.
He smiles in spite of himself. ] Don't worry, I'll be nice. [ He could give Matt some sort of speech about not hurting her, but it's not really his place and Wanda can take care of herself, so what is there to say? He steps over to her, one hand reaching out to grip her shoulder — calm and warm. ] I'm glad, Wanda. Really.
[ The grief that she'd suffered from what happened to Vision, the hole that it left inside of her — Steve hadn't known if she'd ever be able to move on. If she could ever give her heart to someone else. Maybe it isn't that serious, he doesn't know, but the fact that she's trying at all is a good sign. ] It makes me want to get to know him better.
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It's not a job that's for everyone, that's for sure. Murdock hasn't often treated him like the enormous figure that he is back home, and he isn't quite able to tell if that's because he doesn't think much of him, or if he'd rather not measure people by their reputations. Either way, they've managed to get along well enough so far. He thinks. ]
I figured as much. I'm not gonna ask him to join or anything.
[ But then he notes the change in Wanda's posture, how she grips nervously at one of her rings. Like what she wants to say next is going to be the hardest part. Once the words come out they're surprisingly simple, but they also confirm Steve's hunch.
He smiles in spite of himself. ] Don't worry, I'll be nice. [ He could give Matt some sort of speech about not hurting her, but it's not really his place and Wanda can take care of herself, so what is there to say? He steps over to her, one hand reaching out to grip her shoulder — calm and warm. ] I'm glad, Wanda. Really.
[ The grief that she'd suffered from what happened to Vision, the hole that it left inside of her — Steve hadn't known if she'd ever be able to move on. If she could ever give her heart to someone else. Maybe it isn't that serious, he doesn't know, but the fact that she's trying at all is a good sign. ] It makes me want to get to know him better.