[ The agreement's met with a sense of acknowledgement of Sam's own. He'll be there when she emerges, too, though he's a hell of a lot less sure she'll want his company. Sam never quite knows where he stands with her - one minute they're sharing world experiences and the next she's scolding him about his role in the Nest.
He isn't surprised by that first comment, but there's a flicker of it at the second. Sam'd known Ren was... a lot, and he couldn't imagine having him for a broodmate, but as bad as Nazis and Hydra? ]
(I only ever saw Ren when he was angry and vulnerable.) [ There's a brief hesitation, but because it's Steve, he goes for it. ] (Is it better without him in there, even with the emptiness?)
[ Learning about Hux's past was a shock of cold water, and knowing that Ren was involved in the same outfit that murdered countless people - neither of them deserved sympathy. There wasn't any justification for those choices.
(the symbiote demands otherwise, and he reels against it, locking down)
A pause. Indecision, and the frustration with that. ]
(I don't have to fight him anymore.) [ A flash of shame for the admission, there and gone. He's got more blood and sweat to lose, but there's more to lose than that within their broods, the entirety of the Nest. ]
[ Steve's opinion makes there makes Sam reconsider a little. It's not like he's gotta dislike someone just because Steve does - hell, he'd known already that Steve hadn't gotten along with Ren - but this... there are very few people whose opinion Sam respects or whose judgement Sam trusts as much as Steve's.
He can feel Steve's indecision, his frustration, but it's the shame that pulls at him. ]
(It's okay to feel that way, you know? To not be upset that he's gone. It's...) [ There's a pause, then he admits, ] (I struggle with it, too. I've always chosen who I trust, and I don't want it to be because the symbiote makes me feel like I should, because it ties me to them.)
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He isn't surprised by that first comment, but there's a flicker of it at the second. Sam'd known Ren was... a lot, and he couldn't imagine having him for a broodmate, but as bad as Nazis and Hydra? ]
( I only ever saw Ren when he was angry and vulnerable. ) [ There's a brief hesitation, but because it's Steve, he goes for it. ] ( Is it better without him in there, even with the emptiness? )
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(the symbiote demands otherwise, and he reels against it, locking down)
A pause. Indecision, and the frustration with that. ]
( I don't have to fight him anymore. ) [ A flash of shame for the admission, there and gone. He's got more blood and sweat to lose, but there's more to lose than that within their broods, the entirety of the Nest. ]
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He can feel Steve's indecision, his frustration, but it's the shame that pulls at him. ]
( It's okay to feel that way, you know? To not be upset that he's gone. It's... ) [ There's a pause, then he admits, ] ( I struggle with it, too. I've always chosen who I trust, and I don't want it to be because the symbiote makes me feel like I should, because it ties me to them. )