❝ who the hell are you —- ? ❞ he’s not in the mood for games, & he’s weary, shifting the pack on his shoulder in a mild, conscious effort to remove it from obstruction, if things turned violent. forgive him for his sharp behavior, but his paranoia is significantly higher after fleeing HYDRA, & he knows they have agents around every corner. a few, he’s already dispatched—- others, he’s fled.
❝ doesn’t matter. ❞ he should have kept his distance and mouth shit. that would have been the best thing to do. would have been the easiest thing to do. ❝ for now. ❞ he believed it. why did he have to reveal anything when it was easier to stay anonymous. at least for moment.