She looks every bit like she's ready to flee, and he's sure he isn't helping matters.
He's absolutely sure, in fact, that he's making things worse.
The silly thing, he thinks, is that everyone assumes he invited Gamora back into the fold because he wants to rekindle something – and maybe a distant, naive part wanted that, too. But the real reason is— he knows better than almost anyone how much being with the Guardians meant for Gamora, how much it meant for her to have a family who didn't give two shits about the blood on her hands.
He knows better than anyone still alive how much it helped her grow.
And he's fucking this up. He's pushing her away. He's crowding her out with the ghost of Gamora before she can even get a handhold.
Maybe he should just— let her be.
He clears his throat, his hand dropping listlessly to his side. ]
The funny feeling you get when you've experienced something before.
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She looks every bit like she's ready to flee, and he's sure he isn't helping matters.
He's absolutely sure, in fact, that he's making things worse.
The silly thing, he thinks, is that everyone assumes he invited Gamora back into the fold because he wants to rekindle something – and maybe a distant, naive part wanted that, too. But the real reason is— he knows better than almost anyone how much being with the Guardians meant for Gamora, how much it meant for her to have a family who didn't give two shits about the blood on her hands.
He knows better than anyone still alive how much it helped her grow.
And he's fucking this up. He's pushing her away. He's crowding her out with the ghost of Gamora before she can even get a handhold.
Maybe he should just— let her be.
He clears his throat, his hand dropping listlessly to his side. ]
The funny feeling you get when you've experienced something before.