[ Another loaded hesitation – because he wants to argue again, wants to insist that he hadn't done what she asked, really. That he had tried but hadn't been fast enough, had hesitated far too long—

But he recognizes that they're both stubborn as fuck. The only common ground they have in this matter, he thinks, is that they're both absolutely certain that the other is blameless, and that they're both absolutely certain that they're fully culpable for ushering in Thanos' plan to wipe out half the universe. ]

Okay. Yeah.

[ Quietly again, because for all that he thinks she's wrong for not placing the guilt on him, he recognizes, at least, that they're not going to get anywhere with this. ]

Then, let's just— let's put all that aside. Just— is there anything you need? Something I can do for you?