['Smart mouth' is a fair assessment, and Steve is about to say so, but Bucky's flirt catches him before he can respond, so all that comes out is a faint noise like the start of a word, then a huff of air. Steve rewards that wickedness with a grin, and quite a bit of a blush, and can't think of a good response. Instead, he basks in his own awkwardness for a moment.
He's not quite the stumbling ingenue he was when he was in his twenties, but for an old soldier, he's pretty inexperienced. Even if he wasn't, Bucky would still be able to throw him off his game, just by being Bucky.]
Guess we have. I remember being a little jealous of you here and there, but never enough to want to push you away. [He watches Bucky's fingertips on his skin, and something deep in his chest is shivering with want.
It can wait. They have time now, enough time not to rush.]
Maybe because I mostly just wanted to be worthy of you. [Which is a weird way to put it, maybe, like somewhere in his head Steve thought he was some kind of knight with a chivalric bond to his best friend.]
I overextend myself? You mean, with being trouble? [He's not sure if Bucky's teasing him again or if he's speaking more seriously this time. Either way would be absolutely valid, but there's something more alluring about the kinder interpretation. Steve doesn't need to be coddled (at least, he doesn't think he does), and he's comfortable with the idea that he's always going to have more duty than time to do it in, but Bucky is good at finding ways to care for him, even when he puts up a fuss about it.]
Wouldn't have it any other way. [He says softly, and bumps their foreheads together gently.]
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Date: 2018-04-11 03:24 am (UTC)He's not quite the stumbling ingenue he was when he was in his twenties, but for an old soldier, he's pretty inexperienced. Even if he wasn't, Bucky would still be able to throw him off his game, just by being Bucky.]
Guess we have. I remember being a little jealous of you here and there, but never enough to want to push you away. [He watches Bucky's fingertips on his skin, and something deep in his chest is shivering with want.
It can wait. They have time now, enough time not to rush.]
Maybe because I mostly just wanted to be worthy of you. [Which is a weird way to put it, maybe, like somewhere in his head Steve thought he was some kind of knight with a chivalric bond to his best friend.]
I overextend myself? You mean, with being trouble? [He's not sure if Bucky's teasing him again or if he's speaking more seriously this time. Either way would be absolutely valid, but there's something more alluring about the kinder interpretation. Steve doesn't need to be coddled (at least, he doesn't think he does), and he's comfortable with the idea that he's always going to have more duty than time to do it in, but Bucky is good at finding ways to care for him, even when he puts up a fuss about it.]
Wouldn't have it any other way. [He says softly, and bumps their foreheads together gently.]