[He can't help but tremble at that. Hearing the same thing he feels. But I'm not Pops. I'm not world's strongest, I don't want to be.
Whether he should or not, there's not enough willpower in the world to stop him from turning back and instantly giving her a protective hug around the shoulders. Not because she needed him to, she definitely didn't. But just because he wanted to hug her for saying something he felt and could never voice aloud. Something he would never let himself voice out loud. For the very fear that in so doing his brothers would worry. And if they worried, he'd worry even more, so it'd just be a downwards spiral.]
[He's extra quiet when he speaks up, and not just because they're in the library.]
Even the world's strongest have troubles sometimes. If your captain was here now, what would he want you to do while you're here?
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Whether he should or not, there's not enough willpower in the world to stop him from turning back and instantly giving her a protective hug around the shoulders. Not because she needed him to, she definitely didn't. But just because he wanted to hug her for saying something he felt and could never voice aloud. Something he would never let himself voice out loud. For the very fear that in so doing his brothers would worry. And if they worried, he'd worry even more, so it'd just be a downwards spiral.]
[He's extra quiet when he speaks up, and not just because they're in the library.]
Even the world's strongest have troubles sometimes. If your captain was here now, what would he want you to do while you're here?