Not that he knew a whole lot about Steve, but he hadn't ever had that kind of friend. Stakar came the closest, and he'd spoiled that. But Soldat and this other fella had their own kinda special thing.
"Hope he made it."
And that Soldat's apology means something. Even if Yondu can't quite apologize for his own sins; not that he wouldn't, if he saw them face to face again. But he can't just throw himself in their path.
"I think he'd know you ain't had no choice in how you was actin'. Not sayin' not to do it. But you cain't keep apologizin' for what they made you into. Maybe ever' once in a while just say, 'you wouldn't have if it were up to you'. Give yourself that."
There's only one marginally healthy thing Yondu has about him, and that's that he can recognize that what the Kree did to him wasn't his fault. What followed after was (and oh does he know that) but before he was freed he had no choice. Because he'd been told what Kyubey did recently, after hearing the stories of unwilling sacrifice from goddamn babes, it's worth saying to Soldat.
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"Hope he made it."
And that Soldat's apology means something. Even if Yondu can't quite apologize for his own sins; not that he wouldn't, if he saw them face to face again. But he can't just throw himself in their path.
"I think he'd know you ain't had no choice in how you was actin'. Not sayin' not to do it. But you cain't keep apologizin' for what they made you into. Maybe ever' once in a while just say, 'you wouldn't have if it were up to you'. Give yourself that."
There's only one marginally healthy thing Yondu has about him, and that's that he can recognize that what the Kree did to him wasn't his fault. What followed after was (and oh does he know that) but before he was freed he had no choice. Because he'd been told what Kyubey did recently, after hearing the stories of unwilling sacrifice from goddamn babes, it's worth saying to Soldat.