[ The fondness in his eyes is impossible to hide, because Steve has missed this. Their banter, the chance to just talk. It’s something that he’ll forever hold against Ross, that he has pushed them into hiding and for their team to seemingly disperse. On very few occasions does Steve let himself actually get homesick, and somehow now, even if Tony’s in front of him, he finds himself longing to go home. ]

No, it isn’t so bad. [ He has definitely seen worse. They have been hiding in seedier places than this, after all. ]

We’re okay. Keeping busy, laying low. The usual.

[ As helpful as extra money would be, he wouldn’t take it. They can find their way around, and he refuses to do anything that could make someone do a double take and get Tony in trouble. ]

How are you doing? [ He notices the circles under his eyes, the lines that hadn’t been there before. ] The truth. Are you okay?