STEVE ROGERS

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Amazing, breathtaking, stupendous, mindblowing

chicken:  Maybe it would have been easier to just cross that long flat black rock with the roaring round legged turtles…

((Well, let’s just say that I appreciate when he’s been reading them. 😈))

((Oh?? 😬😬))

((😏Mm-hmm.  They seem to increase his interest in physical affection.))

((Well, let’s just say that I appreciate when he’s been reading them. 😈))

Bucky rubbed his face and sat up a little, “Alright…” he yawned and shifted onto the edge of the bed. “Put on a coat…you’ll catch cold…” old habits die hard, he couldnt help but worry about Steve. Even if Steve didnt need it.

Steve smirked at Bucky’s admonition.  “What are you gonna do if don’t, wrestle one on me before letting me out the door?” He laughed softly through his nose, reaching for his coat.  “Sorry I woke you, Buck.  I was really trying hard not to,” he said contritely.

“You’re damn right I would” Bucky smirked and watched Steve reach for his coat as Buck sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at him. “I know…I don’t sleep so well these days. Hey…I can come with you if you want…unless you just wanna be alone.” He could understand wanting some alone time, sometimes you just needed it so that you could clear your head.

Steve dropped his chin to his chest and laughed softly at a joke that seemed like one that would only be funny to him.  “No, Buck.  I don’t wanna be alone.” After letting out a loud sigh,  he walked back and sat next to Bucky. “I was awake and you were sleeping.  I wanted you to be able to sleep if you could.”  He shrugged, “I didn’t think you would if I was moving around next to you.  I’m sorry.”

“Not your fault ya couldn’t sleep.” Bucky replied with a soft smile “Go ahead and take yer walk…I can put on shoes and join ya.” He hummed and reached over, touching Steve’s hand and giving it a gentle squeeze.

Steve felt like he could look up now and meet Buck’s eyes, “Actually, I was just trying to let you know that I didn’t really want to go outside,” he said contritely.  “I wanted you to be able to sleep,” he said, looking down at his friend’s hand grasping his.  “That little cat would probably like some food, though,” he said with a shy smile and short shrug of one shoulder.

Smiling a little more he licked his lips “We don’t have to go out. We can put some food out on the fire escape for her. She likes to hang out up there at night. We can listen to the radio or somethin, are ya hungry? I could fix us somethin to eat or I think we got some cookies in the ice box.”

“Yeah,” Steve said with a forced smile, “I was stupid for not thinking of that myself,” he deflected, thinking about the experience of seeing the little cat greet him so appreciatively and feeling her soft fur and her fragile body against his hand when she let him pet her.  She reminded him of himself, and he’d wanted her to have someone like he’d had Bucky in his life, but Bucky didn’t seem to share his feelings.  He swallowed hard, “Yeah. Radio and cookies sound good,” he answered a little less than satisfied.

Bucky looked at Steve and saw the mans expression. “You know…if she likes you…you could bring her in at night. Teach her to come to the window…we can leave it open for her.” He replied softly. Steve was visibly thinking of something that he wasnt sharing. “Hey…you okay? Is that all you’re thinking?” He asked softly.

“Are you sure?” Steve’s head snapped up to look at Bucky maybe a little too fast, and his face a little too enthused. “That’d be nice,” he said, restraining his relief and excitement as much as he could.  He hoped Bucky would see that he wanted to be as giving to other unfortunate beings as Bucky had been to him.

Bucky smiled wider and laughed softly, reaching over and ruffling Steve’s hair playfully “Of course I’m sure. I like cats. If you want her to have a home with us…she’re more than welcome.”

Steve’s eyes closed reflexively when Bucky’s hand came at his head and he felt Bucky’s fingers in his hair.  His brighter smile was replaced by a more forced one.  Of course.  He was like nothing more than a kid brother to be indulged. “Thanks, Buck,” he said simply.

Bucky saw that smile change, he knew Steve well enough that the difference in his smiles was like hitting a brick wall. “Did I say something wrong?” He asked slowly, letting his hand slide down Steve’s back slowly as he furrowed his brow

Bucky rubbed his face and sat up a little, “Alright…” he yawned and shifted onto the edge of the bed. “Put on a coat…you’ll catch cold…” old habits die hard, he couldnt help but worry about Steve. Even if Steve didnt need it.

Steve smirked at Bucky’s admonition.  “What are you gonna do if don’t, wrestle one on me before letting me out the door?” He laughed softly through his nose, reaching for his coat.  “Sorry I woke you, Buck.  I was really trying hard not to,” he said contritely.

“You’re damn right I would” Bucky smirked and watched Steve reach for his coat as Buck sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at him. “I know…I don’t sleep so well these days. Hey…I can come with you if you want…unless you just wanna be alone.” He could understand wanting some alone time, sometimes you just needed it so that you could clear your head.

Steve dropped his chin to his chest and laughed softly at a joke that seemed like one that would only be funny to him.  “No, Buck.  I don’t wanna be alone.” After letting out a loud sigh,  he walked back and sat next to Bucky. “I was awake and you were sleeping.  I wanted you to be able to sleep if you could.”  He shrugged, “I didn’t think you would if I was moving around next to you.  I’m sorry.”

“Not your fault ya couldn’t sleep.” Bucky replied with a soft smile “Go ahead and take yer walk…I can put on shoes and join ya.” He hummed and reached over, touching Steve’s hand and giving it a gentle squeeze.

Steve felt like he could look up now and meet Buck’s eyes, “Actually, I was just trying to let you know that I didn’t really want to go outside,” he said contritely.  “I wanted you to be able to sleep,” he said, looking down at his friend’s hand grasping his.  “That little cat would probably like some food, though,” he said with a shy smile and short shrug of one shoulder.

Smiling a little more he licked his lips “We don’t have to go out. We can put some food out on the fire escape for her. She likes to hang out up there at night. We can listen to the radio or somethin, are ya hungry? I could fix us somethin to eat or I think we got some cookies in the ice box.”

“Yeah,” Steve said with a forced smile, “I was stupid for not thinking of that myself,” he deflected, thinking about the experience of seeing the little cat greet him so appreciatively and feeling her soft fur and her fragile body against his hand when she let him pet her.  She reminded him of himself, and he’d wanted her to have someone like he’d had Bucky in his life, but Bucky didn’t seem to share his feelings.  He swallowed hard, “Yeah. Radio and cookies sound good,” he answered a little less than satisfied.

Bucky looked at Steve and saw the mans expression. “You know…if she likes you…you could bring her in at night. Teach her to come to the window…we can leave it open for her.” He replied softly. Steve was visibly thinking of something that he wasnt sharing. “Hey…you okay? Is that all you’re thinking?” He asked softly.

“Are you sure?” Steve’s head snapped up to look at Bucky maybe a little too fast, and his face a little too enthused. “That’d be nice,” he said, restraining his relief and excitement as much as he could.  He hoped Bucky would see that he wanted to be as giving to other unfortunate beings as Bucky had been to him.

Bucky smiled wider and laughed softly, reaching over and ruffling Steve’s hair playfully “Of course I’m sure. I like cats. If you want her to have a home with us…she’re more than welcome.”

Steve's eyes closed reflexively when Bucky's hand came at his head and he felt Bucky's fingers in his hair.  His brighter smile was replaced by a more forced one.  Of course.  He was like nothing more than a kid brother to be indulged. "Thanks, Buck," he said simply.