Steve's eyes go hard for a second and he pulls his hand free to point a finger in Bucky's face. "Let's get one thing straight here. This may be a whole lotta things. But stupid ain't one of them. Okay?"
He lets the seriousness of his expression fade into a smile and doesn't do anything with his finger except bop Bucky's nose. Which, a second later, he apologizes to with a soft kiss. Yeah, yeah. He's a sap. Sue him.
Steve settles into the bed more and almost curls around Bucky. It's still an odd position for him and he feels that strangeness acutely. Part of Steve is still the scrawny kid with heart problems. But the rest of him is getting used to what he has now and if it lets him hold all of Bucky in his arms? Yeah. It's alright by him. Steve kisses the corner of his mouth just because he can and sighs.
"Alright. Alright Mister Gonna-get-Wise-All-of-A-Sudden," he teases with a smile. "You're right. We need to make this time as good as we can. Even here. Even when it could be dangerous."
Steve strokes his fingertips along Bucky's cheek.
"I dunno what made you take the chance tonight, but I'm glad you did. There's precious little out here that's not ugly and full of pain.
"If I got lucky enough to have something this good fall into my lap, I'd be a fool to not hold onto it with both hands. And my ma didn't raise a fool..."
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Date: 2022-06-23 05:44 am (UTC)He lets the seriousness of his expression fade into a smile and doesn't do anything with his finger except bop Bucky's nose. Which, a second later, he apologizes to with a soft kiss. Yeah, yeah. He's a sap. Sue him.
Steve settles into the bed more and almost curls around Bucky. It's still an odd position for him and he feels that strangeness acutely. Part of Steve is still the scrawny kid with heart problems. But the rest of him is getting used to what he has now and if it lets him hold all of Bucky in his arms? Yeah. It's alright by him. Steve kisses the corner of his mouth just because he can and sighs.
"Alright. Alright Mister Gonna-get-Wise-All-of-A-Sudden," he teases with a smile. "You're right. We need to make this time as good as we can. Even here. Even when it could be dangerous."
Steve strokes his fingertips along Bucky's cheek.
"I dunno what made you take the chance tonight, but I'm glad you did. There's precious little out here that's not ugly and full of pain.
"If I got lucky enough to have something this good fall into my lap, I'd be a fool to not hold onto it with both hands. And my ma didn't raise a fool..."