Phil puts his hand on Clint's hip though he fully expects Clint won't relax into the touch or lean into it like he would before. It hurts that the easy trust between them has been so deeply damaged by what Loki did. They should be helping each other recover from this and yet...

"It feels like you're going through the motions when you're here," he explains, his tone still calm and patient. "I don't like you pretending everything is fine when it's not. I'd rather you be yourself so that we can actually help each other."

He wants them to move forward but if they're both pretending nothing's wrong than they never will.