Steve picks up his momentarily abandoned sandwich, smooth as you please, and sets it on a plate without a fuss. The last thing he wants to do is embarrass him, and it's difficult to figure out just what would send Bucky into a retreat these days. But it's all right, sometimes it's trial and error, and it's fortunate that Steve is more attuned to him than most, despite all that's happened between them.
What Steve wants and needs is secondary to Bucky's, and he's happy to keep it that way. It's a rare, shining moment of easy conversation, of them learning to be around each other again (it's different from before, so different, but Steve tries not to think about that, too. Lately, he's trying very hard not to think about a lot of things.)
After the sandwich-rescue, he's happy to watch him putter about the kitchen, moving to accommodate, and when he fills up two cups with water Steve's smile just widens -- that right there is a normal human thing, Buck. One step at a time. ]
Gotta drink it when I'm thirsty, right? [ He takes the cup and drinks from it, his eyes twinkling with dry humor. ] Don't tell Stark I said it, but coffee's overrated.
gently touches him c:
Steve picks up his momentarily abandoned sandwich, smooth as you please, and sets it on a plate without a fuss. The last thing he wants to do is embarrass him, and it's difficult to figure out just what would send Bucky into a retreat these days. But it's all right, sometimes it's trial and error, and it's fortunate that Steve is more attuned to him than most, despite all that's happened between them.
What Steve wants and needs is secondary to Bucky's, and he's happy to keep it that way. It's a rare, shining moment of easy conversation, of them learning to be around each other again (it's different from before, so different, but Steve tries not to think about that, too. Lately, he's trying very hard not to think about a lot of things.)
After the sandwich-rescue, he's happy to watch him putter about the kitchen, moving to accommodate, and when he fills up two cups with water Steve's smile just widens -- that right there is a normal human thing, Buck. One step at a time. ]
Gotta drink it when I'm thirsty, right? [ He takes the cup and drinks from it, his eyes twinkling with dry humor. ] Don't tell Stark I said it, but coffee's overrated.