It is my headcanon that there is a gun on the table in this scene because The Winter Soldier has been trained to arm any of his handlers who are not already armed while in his presence so that, if they so choose, they can put him down at any time.
Later, it takes Steve months to figure out why Bucky gives him a knife every time they’re in the same room.
THE FEAR IS SO REAL
he’s so skittish, oh my god, she’s literally unconscious and he’s pointing a gun from a distance like any second she’s going to spring up and wipe the floor with his ass again. i’ve been internally screaming about this for the past 14 hours, i’m so delighted at this.
whatever you may say about thompson (and you should keep saying those things because he’s a jackass and no one should forget that) he’s a goddamn quick study. before the russia mission he was all like ‘we can’t waste time babysitting her’ and post russia he’s telling agents from washington dc that they won’t be able to handle agent peggy carter, so he sets himself up behind the automat with a gun, prepared. except he’s still underestimating her, he thinks he’s got her cornered when it’s really the other way around, and he even STEPS TOWARD HER and tries to puppydog eyes her into coming in. and, of course, she knocks him out in three seconds.
he doesn’t waste time making excuses or licking his male ego wounds. she’s gotten the drop on his understanding of just how capable she is twice now, and he is not about to underestimate her again. he’s the first to step into the hall but he lingers behind sousa until sousa confirms she’s knocked out/she doesn’t jump up and punch him out.
to be honest, i think he’s still underestimating her. peggy WANTS to come clean and explain at the end of the episode, and says that the handcuffs are unnecessary because she’s going to tell them everything. in my opinion, peggy could still escape with those handcuffs at any part of this situation, especially in the interrogation room, where only ONE hand is cuffed (what is this, amateur hour?)
tl;dr i love thompson’s learning curve. i love that this guy was giving her papers to file in episode 1 and by episode 6 he’s terrified of her. this is beautiful and i appreciate this.
realtalk the least realistic thing about Endgame is how Clint shows up with a highly detailed full arm sleeve tattoo of a skeleton samurai and a viper, the edgiest tattoo possible, and no one says a single, fucking, thing.
Not even Tony. Like come ON you cannot tell me he didn't see that and go, "Mid-life crisis much?"
though on second thought I guess Clint would probably punch him in the throat so, maybe it was just self-preservation.
it's still funny, though.
messy but here he is! a request! so if you have any cool hawkeye month prompts send me an ask :D
I love that "avengers level threats" are peters side quests. hes like yeah yeah thanos chitauri whatever. have you seen the 6 cackling freaks that have literally unionized against me as an individual
matt and foggy as holmes/watson based off that one interaction in vol 1
“There have been reports of atypical behavior. Distraction, tiredness, irritability. Your coworkers are concerned that you’re struggling. One or two, I could brush off, but there is a clear pattern here.” Pierce takes off his glasses, rubbing at the bridge of his nose. He looks sorry to say it, and sorrier about whatever he’s gonna say next.
Steve tenses.
“Captain Rogers,” Pierce says sympathetically. “I know your transition has been difficult.”
“I like to think I’m handling it to the best of my ability,” Steve says.
Pierce leans forwards. “That is precisely my concern, Captain. You’re making your best effort and it’s not enough. You need help.”