Steve could just as easily say the cathedral is a nice metaphor for the state of the two of them. Pretty and impressive on the outside, empty on the inside except for broken flotsam and jetsam other people have left behind. But his views on religion are different. He's slow to respond to Tony's goading because in his head the words are running silently:
Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil...
Steve's named after an entirely different saint, but the archangelic patron of law enforcement and the military gets more of his attention. But even Steve isn't much of a practicing Catholic any longer, and at last he turns to raise an eyebrow at Tony.
"Your plan is for us to wander into the facility as ourselves? That'll make for trouble down the road. For the record, I didn't dye my hair dark. It just looks that way when it's longer." And dirtier. And out of the sunlight more often than not. Being on the run does some shit to a guy's signature look, okay?
"Romanoff leached all the blonde out of my system." That's probably a running joke between them.
"If we're doing makeovers, I'll paint your fingernails, but you're on your own for your pedicure." He's smiling now. "Wait, are you sure about the not going blind?? Wait here, I'm going to the men's room--"
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Date: 2018-06-15 12:55 pm (UTC)Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil...
Steve's named after an entirely different saint, but the archangelic patron of law enforcement and the military gets more of his attention. But even Steve isn't much of a practicing Catholic any longer, and at last he turns to raise an eyebrow at Tony.
"Your plan is for us to wander into the facility as ourselves? That'll make for trouble down the road. For the record, I didn't dye my hair dark. It just looks that way when it's longer." And dirtier. And out of the sunlight more often than not. Being on the run does some shit to a guy's signature look, okay?
"Romanoff leached all the blonde out of my system." That's probably a running joke between them.
"If we're doing makeovers, I'll paint your fingernails, but you're on your own for your pedicure." He's smiling now. "Wait, are you sure about the not going blind?? Wait here, I'm going to the men's room--"
No, he's not.