[Bucky grins a little at the way Steve is practically doting on him, but it seems like after today, it's something he needs. So he lets him look and touch, and sneaks an arm under and around Steve in the meantime to rest against his lower back, slipping the other behind his own head again to prop it up, too.
He definitely remembers that birthday - it's clear from the look on his face. And yeah, he could've been anywhere, but he hadn't wanted to be anywhere but where he was - next to Steve.
Still, his eyebrows rise a little, at the confession. He'd had no idea... and he couldn't say he was thinking the same thing, necessarily, but,] That's how it is, [he confirms.] How it was - on the planet. When I wanted to - kiss you, [he says, lips curling into a soft smile.] You've been my brother for a long time. I never thought about wanting more, 'cause - you know we woulda gotten beaten or worse, if it'd ever even crossed our minds.
[He'd talked to Jim a little about this, during the wedding.] Maybe it's good it never really did, you know? Not until - well. Now. This.
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Date: 2019-04-23 03:12 am (UTC)He definitely remembers that birthday - it's clear from the look on his face. And yeah, he could've been anywhere, but he hadn't wanted to be anywhere but where he was - next to Steve.
Still, his eyebrows rise a little, at the confession. He'd had no idea... and he couldn't say he was thinking the same thing, necessarily, but,] That's how it is, [he confirms.] How it was - on the planet. When I wanted to - kiss you, [he says, lips curling into a soft smile.] You've been my brother for a long time. I never thought about wanting more, 'cause - you know we woulda gotten beaten or worse, if it'd ever even crossed our minds.
[He'd talked to Jim a little about this, during the wedding.] Maybe it's good it never really did, you know? Not until - well. Now. This.