Steve is quiet for the moment as he thinks over what Bucky said. It's a loaded offer and Steve isn't sure if he should bat it away to deal with some other time or curl around it like the grenade it is. Either way, he feels suddenly exposed, even in the room alone. Steve leans in and pecks Bucky soft on the lips before holding up a finger to ask him to wait just a second. He has to make sure he is protecting his friend. His love, now, who is offering him so much more than Steve ever hoped he could have.
He goes to the door and opens it just a crack to let the soldiers nearby know that Sergeant Barnes woke up and that Steve's going to watch over him for the rest of the night. They can go tell the brass but no one is to disturb them. He even uses his Captain America voice to make sure the point gets across. Sergeant Barnes needs to rest and recover and Steve has it under control.
When he closes the door, he locks it for good measure. Steve turns it so softly that the 'click' is barely audible even to him.
Steve is still thinking as he shrugs off his coat and kicks off his shoes. He's not bold enough to lose the pants or shirt so he settles back into the space he'd had before still mostly dressed. What he's lost though lets the warmth of Bucky seep into his skin like the hot water bottles Sarah used to keep Steve alive over the winter. He cups Bucky's jaw and exhales a soft sigh.
"This could take you to a blue ticket," Steve says honestly. Neither of them are going to pretend that Captain America would get dismissed even if he was caught blowing half the 107th. The only one in danger would be the expendable ones. The ones not on posters or in comic books, covered in stars and stripes.
"I'm... I'm not sayin' that to push you off. Buck, you gotta know that I want this wherever the ride goes, too. But I just... I wanna know you're really sure about this. It could wreck your life if people found out..."
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Date: 2022-06-21 02:07 am (UTC)He goes to the door and opens it just a crack to let the soldiers nearby know that Sergeant Barnes woke up and that Steve's going to watch over him for the rest of the night. They can go tell the brass but no one is to disturb them. He even uses his Captain America voice to make sure the point gets across. Sergeant Barnes needs to rest and recover and Steve has it under control.
When he closes the door, he locks it for good measure. Steve turns it so softly that the 'click' is barely audible even to him.
Steve is still thinking as he shrugs off his coat and kicks off his shoes. He's not bold enough to lose the pants or shirt so he settles back into the space he'd had before still mostly dressed. What he's lost though lets the warmth of Bucky seep into his skin like the hot water bottles Sarah used to keep Steve alive over the winter. He cups Bucky's jaw and exhales a soft sigh.
"This could take you to a blue ticket," Steve says honestly. Neither of them are going to pretend that Captain America would get dismissed even if he was caught blowing half the 107th. The only one in danger would be the expendable ones. The ones not on posters or in comic books, covered in stars and stripes.
"I'm... I'm not sayin' that to push you off. Buck, you gotta know that I want this wherever the ride goes, too. But I just... I wanna know you're really sure about this. It could wreck your life if people found out..."