“What’s that supposed to mean?”
"nothing," it's a reflex really, never let anyone know the next move, which thoughts, which stories and contexts. for all intents and purposes steve rogers is the perfect person with whom share tidbits of life relevant to this wild goose chase they have suddenly found themselves involved with ... and yet. natasha's past is her own - good and bad parts.
"you're thinking about all this with the wrong mindset. nobody every stays the same," a small moment of honesty, whatever was left of the man behind that winter soldier's mask might be long gone. might not even be that person to begin with, though she can't be sure about that either at the moment - after all, she only pretends to know everything. "i know how soldat works, and that's who we are chasing now. you won't find bucky," not yet, at least.
