He's all set to take that revelation in stride and then Steve starts undressing.

Even that might have been easier to deal with if he didn't look so vulnerable doing it. It sets this moment leagues apart from any devil barracks he's staggered into.

All he can really manage is a low noise of affirmation before he starts tugging gently at the shirt's delicate laces. That definitely needs every bit of his focus, he's staring at it very intently.

Belatedly, very much to this fingers, "When I picked you up I was patrolling."