[ Yeah, about that. There's nothing quite like a statement like this to be a sharp slap in the face. The truth is that Bucky's the way he is because Steve failed. He hadn't been faster, hadn't reached for him quite far enough.
He can't react quickly enough to mask that flinch, when his stomach turns to lead and his heart tightens. This Steve shouldn't know. This Steve should never know -- not like this. He'd failed the one man who had done everything he could to protect Steve, and when it was his turn to do it, he'd failed him. Steve turns away, and heads to where they store the bread loaves. ]
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He can't react quickly enough to mask that flinch, when his stomach turns to lead and his heart tightens. This Steve shouldn't know. This Steve should never know -- not like this. He'd failed the one man who had done everything he could to protect Steve, and when it was his turn to do it, he'd failed him. Steve turns away, and heads to where they store the bread loaves. ]
...C'mon. I'll make you a sandwich.