(It's just certain people, for me. I got real damn good at shielding most people out, but now it's starting to feel like the better I get with everyone else, the more stuff slips out with you and Bucky and Parker.)
[ And Clint and Shiro, but it's different with them. It's less that stuff slips out and more that they've chosen the closeness they have, and he doesn't usually work to keep his shields up.
There's a moment where there's a weighted pause, something heavy and empty where the younger Sam's name should have been, the ache of a newly lost brood bond - but he skips over it. ]
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[ And Clint and Shiro, but it's different with them. It's less that stuff slips out and more that they've chosen the closeness they have, and he doesn't usually work to keep his shields up.
There's a moment where there's a weighted pause, something heavy and empty where the younger Sam's name should have been, the ache of a newly lost brood bond - but he skips over it. ]
( Do you wanna practice with me? )