[ And Sam squeezes Bucky's shoulder in response to that glance, with a small nod. Quiet gratitude and acknowledgment. Feels good to be seen - feels better to be understood. There's the Bucky who quietly slips into the engine room of the boat in the pale light of morning to help. Feels good to see him again.
He's gonna table the whole 'screwed up happy ending' line for a second though, because Bucky barrels straight ahead into yoga for some reason, and Sam just... Sam just laughs. The shift in conversation takes him by surprise and he can't help the way amusement bubbles straight out of him in a small moment of levity that just feels good. ]
Thanks, man. If I say yeah, sure, it's yoga, are you gonna try it? 'cause I'm gonna set Redwing on your ass permanently to catch that. Screw perimeter checks.
[ Sam shakes his head, eyes still bright. ]
Listen... dunno the rules of getting yolked through space and time, but... I really don't think you ruined shit. Remember, that's why Steve had to go and put the stones back. 'Cause... taking them out didn't change our timeline, but it created a whole movie franchise worth of little timeline offsprings or whatever. You know what Banner said.
[ Maybe. Sam stopped listening to Banner halfway through, truth be told. ]
We're still here, we still remember the same thing happening. And that means it happened for whatever reason and in whatever manner. You're not some... agent of chaos rewriting history.
[ Sam leans in, eyebrows going up. ]
You're okay, Buck. Shocking, I know. Cyborg brain's on fire, house still hasn't burned down.
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[ And Sam squeezes Bucky's shoulder in response to that glance, with a small nod. Quiet gratitude and acknowledgment. Feels good to be seen - feels better to be understood. There's the Bucky who quietly slips into the engine room of the boat in the pale light of morning to help. Feels good to see him again.
He's gonna table the whole 'screwed up happy ending' line for a second though, because Bucky barrels straight ahead into yoga for some reason, and Sam just... Sam just laughs. The shift in conversation takes him by surprise and he can't help the way amusement bubbles straight out of him in a small moment of levity that just feels good. ]
Thanks, man. If I say yeah, sure, it's yoga, are you gonna try it? 'cause I'm gonna set Redwing on your ass permanently to catch that. Screw perimeter checks.
[ Sam shakes his head, eyes still bright. ]
Listen... dunno the rules of getting yolked through space and time, but... I really don't think you ruined shit. Remember, that's why Steve had to go and put the stones back. 'Cause... taking them out didn't change our timeline, but it created a whole movie franchise worth of little timeline offsprings or whatever. You know what Banner said.
[ Maybe. Sam stopped listening to Banner halfway through, truth be told. ]
We're still here, we still remember the same thing happening. And that means it happened for whatever reason and in whatever manner. You're not some... agent of chaos rewriting history.
[ Sam leans in, eyebrows going up. ]
You're okay, Buck. Shocking, I know. Cyborg brain's on fire, house still hasn't burned down.