There’s a little tonal shift as he makes his next statement and Yelena can feel it in the center of her chest as he continues.
The acknowledgment, and further still, the offer he extends makes her glad she’s already sitting down so no one can see anything more dramatic than a glance up toward the ceiling—
Beat.
—and back down again as she takes in a slow, deep breath, keeping a silent count in the back of her mind.
She tries to keep her voice steady, but if it wavers, she’d just deny it anyway. She nods a little and swallows, speaking to him when she can again.] Thank you… I will keep that in mind, Clint Barton.
[She smiles, something soft and weak, but there all the same.]
I know how to prevent hangovers, but… thanks for the reminder, too.
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There’s a little tonal shift as he makes his next statement and Yelena can feel it in the center of her chest as he continues.
The acknowledgment, and further still, the offer he extends makes her glad she’s already sitting down so no one can see anything more dramatic than a glance up toward the ceiling—
Beat.
—and back down again as she takes in a slow, deep breath, keeping a silent count in the back of her mind.
She tries to keep her voice steady, but if it wavers, she’d just deny it anyway. She nods a little and swallows, speaking to him when she can again.]
Thank you… I will keep that in mind, Clint Barton.
[She smiles, something soft and weak, but there all the same.]
I know how to prevent hangovers, but… thanks for the reminder, too.