[He leans towards her, grateful for the comfort. It was easier to offer it than accept it, and he hadn't exactly let anyone get close enough to offer much.]

I thought I was fine. Stark didn't realise I didn't know about Coulson and he let slip that Loki had killed him.

I tried to kill him. Couldn't think of anything else, like it was the one last push I needed over the edge. No recon, no care. I was just... angry.

There was a kid there, one that Loki had taken a liking to. She saw when I shot him. Wasn't hurt but... [He's an assassin. She can guess how much of a screw up that was for him.]

Loki he... he caught me. Cut through my biceps. Thought I was gonna be crippled.

[And he can't quite bring himself to look at her because even now, there's part of him which is always going to be waiting for people to walk away.]

I know what he intended for us. From my point of view though, after what happened... kind of expecting a cell more than a promotion.