Steve just nods, not relinquishing his hold until he's aware it's spanning too long. "Yeah," he confirms. And it's about then that he looks up and realizes that it's luck and luck alone that has kept this Bucky from knowing about the other one here. Any broadcast might have some sort of clue. For all Steve knew he could walk by. And Bucky deserved to know before he saw all of what he could have become.
"Yeah. He...fell off the train and lost his arm. I'm sure you realize now that you had a version of the serum in you, then. So...My Bucky. He fell off the train and lived." Steve inhales and holds it to straighten his spine just a little more. "He's actually here, too. Arrived before me. And his left arm is all machinery."
He doesn't say anything about HYDRA. He can't load all of that onto Bucky and expect him to not crumble underneath the knowledge. This alone is enough for him to come to terms with. Because, Steve is sure that it will open up a new possibility in Bucky's head that he hasn't thought of before:
That, if Steve's Bucky lived, so too might have his Steve.
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Date: 2019-02-01 09:20 pm (UTC)"Yeah. He...fell off the train and lost his arm. I'm sure you realize now that you had a version of the serum in you, then. So...My Bucky. He fell off the train and lived." Steve inhales and holds it to straighten his spine just a little more. "He's actually here, too. Arrived before me. And his left arm is all machinery."
He doesn't say anything about HYDRA. He can't load all of that onto Bucky and expect him to not crumble underneath the knowledge. This alone is enough for him to come to terms with. Because, Steve is sure that it will open up a new possibility in Bucky's head that he hasn't thought of before:
That, if Steve's Bucky lived, so too might have his Steve.