"Yes," he confirms, eyes flicking back to the photo for a moment before trying to settle on the needle... which is itself slowly trying to settle again. "We worked together during the war. I..." He glances up at Winter, and now he's frowning. "I thought you got along fine, but I guess I don't -"
Really know. And he hadn't exactly talked to Bucky about that particular detail, before he'd left. That whole conversation had been fraught. Sometimes it makes Steve sick to his stomach to think about it. Like there's something he just... missed. Something he's still missing. Some misstep that he was so sure of until he put his foot down to find only air. He doesn't like that feeling at all, but it became moot(ish) the moment he'd ended up at ADI.
"She was a lot like you," he finally finishes. "Like you used to be, before. Maybe that's why you were both my friend."
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"Yes," he confirms, eyes flicking back to the photo for a moment before trying to settle on the needle... which is itself slowly trying to settle again. "We worked together during the war. I..." He glances up at Winter, and now he's frowning. "I thought you got along fine, but I guess I don't -"
Really know. And he hadn't exactly talked to Bucky about that particular detail, before he'd left. That whole conversation had been fraught. Sometimes it makes Steve sick to his stomach to think about it. Like there's something he just... missed. Something he's still missing. Some misstep that he was so sure of until he put his foot down to find only air. He doesn't like that feeling at all, but it became moot(ish) the moment he'd ended up at ADI.
"She was a lot like you," he finally finishes. "Like you used to be, before. Maybe that's why you were both my friend."