[Steve swallows, and it's his turn for a tight chest. The phrase has a different meaning for him now, after the helicarrier--not just the you don't have to do it alone it was originally, or even the definition he gave it when he told the Winter Soldier to finish his mission. It's what brought Bucky back, what made him remember, or begin to remember. What got through.
He'll never forget the anguished, tortured expression on Bucky's face in that moment. Never.
But the sweeter, promise-filled look Steve is getting now helps.
Steve leans in again and kisses him, still slow and a little uncertain, not because he isn't sure but because it's impossible now not to be aware of what a big step this is, and how irrevocable.
...and only a few seconds after their mouths meet, just as he's relaxing into it again, the music changes. It's not heavy metal this time; it's "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas, who Steve has never heard of, but it only takes a few measures for him to groan and bury his face in Bucky's shoulder.]
...I'm sorry I'm a troll.
He'll never forget the anguished, tortured expression on Bucky's face in that moment. Never.
But the sweeter, promise-filled look Steve is getting now helps.
Steve leans in again and kisses him, still slow and a little uncertain, not because he isn't sure but because it's impossible now not to be aware of what a big step this is, and how irrevocable.
...and only a few seconds after their mouths meet, just as he's relaxing into it again, the music changes. It's not heavy metal this time; it's "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas, who Steve has never heard of, but it only takes a few measures for him to groan and bury his face in Bucky's shoulder.]
Remind me never to ask Shuri for help ever again.