Maybe closer in some ways, maybe not in others. Maybe if he hadn't spent his years free from HYDRA first as being a pawn of the Atroma, then a plaything of the Agrii, he'd have devpted more time to personal development. Picked up a hobby, adopted a pet, something. But Beck had shown that the safest thing he could be, was as far away from everyone else as possible. Minimize collateral damage and all that.

At least he wasn't going to call Tony out fiddling with his cigarette, that had to count for something.

It took him a moment, but eventually he had to ask. "Wait, are you comparing yourself to a twinkie? Don't do that, they're gross." Besides, the good guys always died eventually. They only lived forever in fairy tales; the Soldier himself had more experience with nightmares.