[Tony notes the way he starts to say Steve's name and then corrects himself. Is it because of the rift between them, he wonders, or because Barnes wants to distance himself from Rogers for whatever reason? (Christ, he can understand that. As much as he likes the man, as much as he can still feel the shards of their friendship splintering his chest like glass, there's a part of him that remembers how Howard always talked about Captain America.)
What he doesn't expect is what Barnes is asking for.] You want to use my- you want to use BARF? [A beat.] It stands for Binarily Augmented Retro Framing, okay?
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What he doesn't expect is what Barnes is asking for.] You want to use my- you want to use BARF? [A beat.] It stands for Binarily Augmented Retro Framing, okay?
[He's not saying no. Not yet, anyway.]