[ It's like walking through a minefield, trying to navigate what she can and can't tell him. Not because of the timeline, screw the timeline at this point, but because she doesn't want to hurt him more that she already has. She can tell him about his becoming director of SHIELD and then stepping down when they went public again, even that it all went to shit when Aida went crazy, but she can't tell him that he appointed Mack director because he was dying. She can't put that on him. With everything he's been through, she can't add this burden to his shoulders.
She doesn't know if she can say any of that right now though. The look on his face — he's struggling, plain and simple. A bomb has been dropped on his world and he's trying to reassemble the pieces into something he can recognize. And here she is, just making those cracks bigger with every word she says. ]
A lot has happened, AC. More than you can imagine. [ She takes a deep breath that shakes a little and gives his arms a gentle squeeze. It still takes her by surprise that they're both real still. ] But maybe I shouldn't get into all that right now. You look like you could use some time...
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She doesn't know if she can say any of that right now though. The look on his face — he's struggling, plain and simple. A bomb has been dropped on his world and he's trying to reassemble the pieces into something he can recognize. And here she is, just making those cracks bigger with every word she says. ]
A lot has happened, AC. More than you can imagine. [ She takes a deep breath that shakes a little and gives his arms a gentle squeeze. It still takes her by surprise that they're both real still. ] But maybe I shouldn't get into all that right now. You look like you could use some time...