[ Her words do nothing to break the illusion that it's Peggy here. They fit all too well and it tears him up inside, because she's not real. She can't be real, but then why can he feel her this time? How can he feel that pencil if no one's really holding it?
There's no fight in him. There can't be for Peggy any more than he'd been able to fight Bucky once his mission had been accomplished. ]
I did what I had to do.
[ There's so much broken remorse in his voice. Steve's a man of regret. He's missed so many details, lost so many chances with the people he's loved most. He doesn't know how to be any other way. ]
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There's no fight in him. There can't be for Peggy any more than he'd been able to fight Bucky once his mission had been accomplished. ]
I did what I had to do.
[ There's so much broken remorse in his voice. Steve's a man of regret. He's missed so many details, lost so many chances with the people he's loved most. He doesn't know how to be any other way. ]