Maybe Clint's doing it to make sure that Sam really did pull through, but the gesture soothes Sam a little bit anyway.
Especially when Clint doesn't say anything for a while, and Sam very carefully does his best not to read anything into that, not to let his mind wander down any roads that he might not be able to get it back from. He squeezes Clint's hands back, waiting, and then lets out a slow breath at Clint's response.
"Okay."
He's feeling a little exposed right about now - says the guy who regularly stands up in front of twenty or thirty people and talks about the things he regrets and the shit he brought back with him - but this is different. This isn't talking about his experiences to try to help someone who might have been through something similar, this is just talking about his experiences. This if for him more than for Clint, and he always has a harder time opening up like that.
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Especially when Clint doesn't say anything for a while, and Sam very carefully does his best not to read anything into that, not to let his mind wander down any roads that he might not be able to get it back from. He squeezes Clint's hands back, waiting, and then lets out a slow breath at Clint's response.
"Okay."
He's feeling a little exposed right about now - says the guy who regularly stands up in front of twenty or thirty people and talks about the things he regrets and the shit he brought back with him - but this is different. This isn't talking about his experiences to try to help someone who might have been through something similar, this is just talking about his experiences. This if for him more than for Clint, and he always has a harder time opening up like that.
"Okay. We, uh. We good?"