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“Take me,” you insist. Sitwell may have the edge in hand-to-hand combat, but you know Steve’s style better than he does; you’ve fought with Steve more. The two of you will make a more efficient team.

Steve nods, jerks his head in the direction he came from, and the two of you go. Super Soldier that he is, Steve can run effortlessly beside you (seriously, he’s not even short of breath, that’s just unfair). He says in a low voice, “Glad it’s you alongside me, Hawkeye.”

And, well, the circumstances are shitty, but even so, it’s kind of an honour to be told that by Captain America, of all people, so you straighten a little and give him a nod, even a half-aborted attempt at a salute.

            You’ll get the job done. You have to.