[They've all been holding a lot back. In general and with each other. None of them is stupid. They all know they're holding things back from one another. Or at least he thinks they all know it. Probably.
The biggest secret he's keeping, of course, is her death back home. He knows there are others on the ship aside from Scott and Lydia who know. Or at least, he assumes that Scott, at least, has confided in someone. The only person he's told is Bucky, the night she'd first shown up. He won't risk telling someone else.
He's not expecting the hug, and he squeezes his eyes shut tightly as he manages to wrap an arm around her in return.]
Good. Apparently that's something I need to keep me in line.
[day two - infirmary spam]
The biggest secret he's keeping, of course, is her death back home. He knows there are others on the ship aside from Scott and Lydia who know. Or at least, he assumes that Scott, at least, has confided in someone. The only person he's told is Bucky, the night she'd first shown up. He won't risk telling someone else.
He's not expecting the hug, and he squeezes his eyes shut tightly as he manages to wrap an arm around her in return.]
Good. Apparently that's something I need to keep me in line.