Bucky just rolls his eyes at Steve trying to chug the water so fast he can't quite do it - but then he takes the glass without complaint and gets Steve on the floor and... wishes he could offer something to cover him up with, but he's got zip. Steve will survive, of course, but still, there's something in him that wishes he could do more.
Well. He's wished he could do more for Steve pretty much his entire life.
"Yeah, Stevie," he says softly, because how the fuck else is he supposed to respond to that kind of request? The guy is drunk, and he's still so sincere; and besides all that, "I'd like to talk. I'll be here."
And he will be, because like hell is he leaving this room. He doesn't even really want to leave Steve's sight line, but after a while, he can't just sit still - there's too little to do, which means his mind starts working way too much. So instead, he gets up and pokes around the little studio, staying close to Steve, but trying to put more of his attention on the artwork, on the room - and he even pokes his head out into the hall, though he doesn't step out the door.
He eventually ends up sitting on the floor next to Steve, just watching him sleep and trying to keep the guilt and panic and everything else at bay.
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Date: 2019-01-31 06:58 pm (UTC)Well. He's wished he could do more for Steve pretty much his entire life.
"Yeah, Stevie," he says softly, because how the fuck else is he supposed to respond to that kind of request? The guy is drunk, and he's still so sincere; and besides all that, "I'd like to talk. I'll be here."
And he will be, because like hell is he leaving this room. He doesn't even really want to leave Steve's sight line, but after a while, he can't just sit still - there's too little to do, which means his mind starts working way too much. So instead, he gets up and pokes around the little studio, staying close to Steve, but trying to put more of his attention on the artwork, on the room - and he even pokes his head out into the hall, though he doesn't step out the door.
He eventually ends up sitting on the floor next to Steve, just watching him sleep and trying to keep the guilt and panic and everything else at bay.