' i’ll stay until the weekend. ' ( bucky popping over 2 see the avengers )
❝ MY FRIEND ------------ YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AS LONG AS YOU WISH . ❞ grins over their drinks , reclining in his chair . Bucky's reticent nature is a byproduct of his trauma , preventing opportunities to socialise . Thor hears of his companion in snapshots , over months , sometimes years --- and yet , who is he to judge , when time works so differently for him ? in two years Miðgarðr can transform until it’s unrecognisable , and for Thor it feels like change in a blink of an eye .
happiness evident , he smiles as he watches his friend take a gulp of his beverage , noting the minute details that have influenced and reshaped him over their time apart . it's a blissful change from the drudgery of his day - to - day , where grief and guilt amalgamate in Thor's mind and represent themselves as poor decisions , lethargy , loathing . Thor suspects that Bucky was invited here for a reason , maybe for solidarity , by Steve . or Natasha . or Clint . it doesn't matter --- it's helping .
❝ what brings you back to New York ? don't tell me you're here to see the sights again , Barnes . ❞