[He sits heavy, tries not to slump, tries not to look like the adrenaline is starting to crash out of him. If he thinks about it, he can still feel the weight of Natasha's whole being in his hand.
So he doesn't think about it.
But that means what's left to think about is the sensation of being removed from his self, plunged under an icy cold lake, beating at the frozen surface while the thing inside his skin does everything he can to--
God, there's no winning here, is there? Monsters and magic and things he was never prepared for. He's just a guy. He's always been just a guy. (A guy with heart.)]
You have a case-worker. [And if that isn't the most incredible, incredulous thing he's ever heard. Like it's villain rehab.] What does that even mean if your particular timeline doesn't even exist anymore?
[He doesn't think it's a big question with an extremely convoluted answer, but...]
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So he doesn't think about it.
But that means what's left to think about is the sensation of being removed from his self, plunged under an icy cold lake, beating at the frozen surface while the thing inside his skin does everything he can to--
God, there's no winning here, is there? Monsters and magic and things he was never prepared for. He's just a guy. He's always been just a guy. (A guy with heart.)]
You have a case-worker. [And if that isn't the most incredible, incredulous thing he's ever heard. Like it's villain rehab.] What does that even mean if your particular timeline doesn't even exist anymore?
[He doesn't think it's a big question with an extremely convoluted answer, but...]