[ Steve takes it without a word, when he sees it coming. It's the first time ever that Bucky's raised a hand to him; he's taken worse hits than that, but something about this hurts him much more than physically.
The punch splits his lip and he tastes blood in his mouth, but it doesn't matter -- he won't retaliate, and he doesn't back down. Wryly, however, he massages his jaw, quietly accepting. ]
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The punch splits his lip and he tastes blood in his mouth, but it doesn't matter -- he won't retaliate, and he doesn't back down. Wryly, however, he massages his jaw, quietly accepting. ]
Definitely deserved that. [ And so much more. ]