[ That gets a flicker of surprise. His lips part, then close, head canting to one side as he frowns, looks away for a second. ]
Nat talk to you? Or Sam?
[ Ask you to lay off?
He'd kinda deserve that sorta irony.
Still regrets asking that a half second after it leaves his mouth, and he glances over at Bucky again with a tight smile that's more grimace than anything else.
You don't have to apologize. ]
I know, Buck.
[ He pulls in a sharp breath, tilting his head again as he closes his eyes shut. He's let go of Bucky's arm, let his hand slide down as it lowered, unwilling to break that contact as his chest goes embarrassingly tight beneath his sternum.
You got every right to be mad.
They're not built for this. They never were. It's how so much has gone unsaid for this long.
Sometimes he feels too old to learn anything else. Maybe you feel the same.
He tilts his head the other way, lets his eyes open and fix on Bucky's shoulder, then his mouth, his eyes. Still grimace-smiling, eyes narrowed, but that doesn't stop him from blinking rapidly and being forced to look down again. ]
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Nat talk to you? Or Sam?
[ Ask you to lay off?
He'd kinda deserve that sorta irony.
Still regrets asking that a half second after it leaves his mouth, and he glances over at Bucky again with a tight smile that's more grimace than anything else.
You don't have to apologize. ]
I know, Buck.
[ He pulls in a sharp breath, tilting his head again as he closes his eyes shut. He's let go of Bucky's arm, let his hand slide down as it lowered, unwilling to break that contact as his chest goes embarrassingly tight beneath his sternum.
You got every right to be mad.
They're not built for this. They never were. It's how so much has gone unsaid for this long.
Sometimes he feels too old to learn anything else. Maybe you feel the same.
He tilts his head the other way, lets his eyes open and fix on Bucky's shoulder, then his mouth, his eyes. Still grimace-smiling, eyes narrowed, but that doesn't stop him from blinking rapidly and being forced to look down again. ]
... I really don't wanna waste this time either.
[ They're always, always running out of it. ]