"I don't -" Steve starts to protest, but then he cuts himself off. He'd wanted feedback. He'd literally just asked for it.
And just because he thinks he doesn't look... like that, doesn't mean he doesn't.
Besides, Winter is going on, and Steve would probably be an actual monster if he tried to argue with that reasoning. Not that he wants to. It's... it's good reasoning, really.
"Okay," he agrees. "It is yours. You should have it, and I don't want to take it away from you." That's honest, too. The fact that the guy has people here who care about him like that is just the cherry on top. He deserves that, too, whatever name he goes by. "I don't want to take anything away from you." Especially not to make himself feel better, Jesus.
"It's just Winter, right?" he finally confirms - just to make sure he's not missing something he should know about. "I mean, it's fine if it is. I just wanted to get it right."
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And just because he thinks he doesn't look... like that, doesn't mean he doesn't.
Besides, Winter is going on, and Steve would probably be an actual monster if he tried to argue with that reasoning. Not that he wants to. It's... it's good reasoning, really.
"Okay," he agrees. "It is yours. You should have it, and I don't want to take it away from you." That's honest, too. The fact that the guy has people here who care about him like that is just the cherry on top. He deserves that, too, whatever name he goes by. "I don't want to take anything away from you." Especially not to make himself feel better, Jesus.
"It's just Winter, right?" he finally confirms - just to make sure he's not missing something he should know about. "I mean, it's fine if it is. I just wanted to get it right."