[That's - not a question Steve expected. He gets that same look - doesn't blink, but still looks like he's been slapped.
Or maybe punched in the gut.
And yet, somehow, he doesn't even consider not answering the question. His jaw works for a moment, and he stares down at his plate. But he figures it's only fair to at least look Bucky in the face when he answers him.]
I let HYDRA take him.
[It's - honestly as simple and as complicated as that.
He didn't get his ass over to Europe when he should have fought harder for it, and he didn't go back for his body.
It happened twice, and it was two times too many.]
Spam; Oct. 3
Or maybe punched in the gut.
And yet, somehow, he doesn't even consider not answering the question. His jaw works for a moment, and he stares down at his plate. But he figures it's only fair to at least look Bucky in the face when he answers him.]
I let HYDRA take him.
[It's - honestly as simple and as complicated as that.
He didn't get his ass over to Europe when he should have fought harder for it, and he didn't go back for his body.
It happened twice, and it was two times too many.]