Yeah. [It's not even totally a lie. He's okay - he's not being hurt, he's not in serious danger right now, he's not as worried about the people he cares about or their chances of ever getting out of his place. He could be worse. Bucky has been worse, and maybe one of the reasons why it had felt fractionally easier to trade himself for her was the knowledge that he'd survived it once, he could do it again if he had to.
He digs his thumbnail under the skin of the orange and methodically starts peeling it. The smell still catches him off guard sometimes, because fresh fruit had been one of the things he definitely hadn't seen a lot of at one point in his life, and there's something absolutely pleasant and reassuring about it. It makes it easier to relax.]
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He digs his thumbnail under the skin of the orange and methodically starts peeling it. The smell still catches him off guard sometimes, because fresh fruit had been one of the things he definitely hadn't seen a lot of at one point in his life, and there's something absolutely pleasant and reassuring about it. It makes it easier to relax.]
Good to be back.