"Trust me, I understand that," he said with a little smile. "I mean... the Avengers... Every single one of them is older than me" even if for Natasha, it was just a year, "but that doesn't make them any more reasonable."

He sighed and shook his head just a little before turning down into a niche little sandwich shop, trotting down the steps, and opening the door for Adam.

"I'm just trying to figure things out on my own. The better I understand the pieces, the easier I can figure out, well, how to work this into my life. Especially since I'll be planning for that to last longer than I thought it would."