"I don't need to be-" he was about to argue, but at the mention of Claire he drifted off.
"She is?" he asked, losing all the sarcasm from his voice immediately. Well... of course she'd be. But a pessimistic part of Steve couldn't help but imagine she was probably sick of him and all his mutating shenanigans to the point where it'd be easier on her to just pretend he didn't exist.
Hello, Stupidly Cynical Voice, Steve thought. You weren't missed.
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"She is?" he asked, losing all the sarcasm from his voice immediately. Well... of course she'd be. But a pessimistic part of Steve couldn't help but imagine she was probably sick of him and all his mutating shenanigans to the point where it'd be easier on her to just pretend he didn't exist.
Hello, Stupidly Cynical Voice, Steve thought. You weren't missed.