Steve makes no attempt to evade eye-contact, meaning that there is something of the thought translated into his expression and eyes. He doesn't verbally argue, though. The stronger grip helps that.
Because he's still not going to spell out what he sees as his options, or the deliberation and damn near math equations that determine which one is coming out on top at any given moment. A lot of the weight is very much coming from 'don't sacrifice your entire world for one person' - most of it - some of it is absolutely that he said that aloud and to Zerxus.
Doesn't mean he's not paying attention to what feels like the direct cost of protecting his soul, in the form of things like 'I need you to let me care' and 'don't pull away'.
"You should go back and tell me something about your husband while I finish trying to clean this up."
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Steve makes no attempt to evade eye-contact, meaning that there is something of the thought translated into his expression and eyes. He doesn't verbally argue, though. The stronger grip helps that.
Because he's still not going to spell out what he sees as his options, or the deliberation and damn near math equations that determine which one is coming out on top at any given moment. A lot of the weight is very much coming from 'don't sacrifice your entire world for one person' - most of it - some of it is absolutely that he said that aloud and to Zerxus.
Doesn't mean he's not paying attention to what feels like the direct cost of protecting his soul, in the form of things like 'I need you to let me care' and 'don't pull away'.
"You should go back and tell me something about your husband while I finish trying to clean this up."