ʳᵉᵍᵃʳᵈˡᵉˢˢ ᵒᶠ the two of them sitting and holding each other’s hand – fingers intertwined , palms pressed TOGETHER , warmth grown between them , thumb brushing over the back of her hand softly ... – regardless of all of that , her words came as a surprise to him . too deep sat the memory or ʳᵉʲᵉᶜᵗᶤᵒᶰ . the plumpness with which she’d told him no . the words she had found to reason with him . he’d NEVER believed a single one , becky in his eyes always the one . ᵇᶤᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵖᶤˡˡ to swallow to realize that things had been different for her . that years and decades he had seen something , felt something , that just wasn’t there . time wasted . or not . not because she was still so IMPORTANT to him . rejection hadn’t changed that , ᶰᵉᵛᵉʳ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ . she held that special place in his heart , was at home right there . the whole thing might as well belong to her . surprise igniting it , giving it a KICK START , causing it to jump however , consciousness has build up walls . high and ready to protect the ᶠʳᵃᵍᶤˡᵉ ᵖᵃʳᵗ of his soul .
captain quiet for a moment . looking at their hands . his so much larger than hers . rough . a ᶠᵉʷ ˢᶜᵃʳˢ visible . completely in contrast to hers . SOFT SKIN . gentle . the hand of a lover where his always just seemed clumsy next to her . he wants to look her in the eye but when steve makes an attempt , he gets nervous . so gaze REMAINS focussed on where they are ᵗᵒᵘᶜʰᶤᶰᵍ . “ what made you ᶜʰᵃᶰᵍᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵐᶤᶰᵈ ? “ and that , truly , all that he wants to know now . the only question left to answer because regardless of high guards , regardless of the set back , of the small moment of HEARTBREAK – fck all of that . if becky was willing to give him a chance , captain wouldn’t mess it up . if their love finally got an opportunity to grow , ʰᵉ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ grab it .