[ She looks over at him and laughs softly, not embarrassed but immensely touched that he seems so pleased. It's sweet. ]
I'm sure Steve β Captain Rogers, [ she amends automatically, ] meant every word. I imagine he was just a little flustered.
[ Peggy reaches up to fiddle with her pearl earring, an absentminded gesture, but perhaps a little bit of a tell, too. She's a private enough person without her job coming into the picture, and the nature of what she has with Steve is wonderfully intimate. When they're together, it's impossible to miss. It's no secret. But even so. ]
Yes, you could say I've got a bit of the quiet life here, which I never... [ She thought that life went into the Arctic with Steve. ] Well. It isn't perfect; we're both part of the Royal Guard so you can imagine what that must be like. But we've been luckier than most and I don't let myself forget that.
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I'm sure Steve β Captain Rogers, [ she amends automatically, ] meant every word. I imagine he was just a little flustered.
[ Peggy reaches up to fiddle with her pearl earring, an absentminded gesture, but perhaps a little bit of a tell, too. She's a private enough person without her job coming into the picture, and the nature of what she has with Steve is wonderfully intimate. When they're together, it's impossible to miss. It's no secret. But even so. ]
Yes, you could say I've got a bit of the quiet life here, which I never... [ She thought that life went into the Arctic with Steve. ] Well. It isn't perfect; we're both part of the Royal Guard so you can imagine what that must be like. But we've been luckier than most and I don't let myself forget that.