[It's a talent, okay. They're good at just knowing instinctively how to help the other, even if they're both terrible at articulating or sharing what's actually the problem.
Bucky smiles, and even if there are lines of pain around his eyes, it's still genuine. They're okay. They're going to be okay so long as they have each other, and they have that right now. Maybe Bucky had worried about it at first when he'd found out how long it had been for Steve since he fell, but just like before, Steve obviously still needs him around.
And Bucky sure as hell needs Steve, even if he's maybe held back on finishing the sentence he'd thrown at him after Steve's mom had passed. "End of the line" seems a lot more real than it had been back then, given how things had ended, and either way, he knows Steve knows what he means. They're in this together, because they just flat out don't work as well on their own. They need each other, even if they're not always attached at the hip.
They're two pieces of work, aren't they?
He grimaces a little guiltily at Steve's question, pulling his attention back to himself for a moment, taking stock of what hurts and what doesn't.]
Not great. [Pretty bad he means, because his ribs are throbbing and his palm itches where the shiv he'd used to try and cut Zane had bit into his skin, and his head still feels kind of fucked up, but he doesn't want to fess up about how little the drugs are doing for him anymore than he had back when he'd first started realizing it was happening.
Still, he admitted that much, instead of trying to act like he was completely fine. So appreciate that?]
I did kinda get my ass handed to me. Head feels a little clearer though. [Which is a good thing.
He pats Steve's arm affectionately before finally letting go, if only because he's starting to get a little shaky from exertion and pain now that the adrenaline's wearing off.]
I can move over, if you wanna get off the couch for a while. [Or maybe that's just his way of asking for company, because he still feels like shit, but he has no idea when he's going to manage sleep again, given how bad everything feels.]
Spam
Bucky smiles, and even if there are lines of pain around his eyes, it's still genuine. They're okay. They're going to be okay so long as they have each other, and they have that right now. Maybe Bucky had worried about it at first when he'd found out how long it had been for Steve since he fell, but just like before, Steve obviously still needs him around.
And Bucky sure as hell needs Steve, even if he's maybe held back on finishing the sentence he'd thrown at him after Steve's mom had passed. "End of the line" seems a lot more real than it had been back then, given how things had ended, and either way, he knows Steve knows what he means. They're in this together, because they just flat out don't work as well on their own. They need each other, even if they're not always attached at the hip.
They're two pieces of work, aren't they?
He grimaces a little guiltily at Steve's question, pulling his attention back to himself for a moment, taking stock of what hurts and what doesn't.]
Not great. [Pretty bad he means, because his ribs are throbbing and his palm itches where the shiv he'd used to try and cut Zane had bit into his skin, and his head still feels kind of fucked up, but he doesn't want to fess up about how little the drugs are doing for him anymore than he had back when he'd first started realizing it was happening.
Still, he admitted that much, instead of trying to act like he was completely fine. So appreciate that?]
I did kinda get my ass handed to me. Head feels a little clearer though. [Which is a good thing.
He pats Steve's arm affectionately before finally letting go, if only because he's starting to get a little shaky from exertion and pain now that the adrenaline's wearing off.]
I can move over, if you wanna get off the couch for a while. [Or maybe that's just his way of asking for company, because he still feels like shit, but he has no idea when he's going to manage sleep again, given how bad everything feels.]