[ More time. He can get that, wanting to draw a good thing out, even if it's fake. Steve had so many friends back home, people who believed in him enough to put their freedom on the line so the two of them could make it to Siberia and put a stop to the other Winter Soldiers. And now he's here with nobody but Bucky and Natasha and a head full of fake memories of a different, easier life. With one old friend who might as well be a ghost and another placed in the role of long-term girlfriend...
Must be lonely. So yeah, Bucky can see why Steve would want to keep it going. He nods, his eyes drifting down to the floor for a moment. ]
Well... Her loss, right? [ He offers a weak, wry smile. It's the kind of thing he's said before, and he always meant it whenever a gal would brush his friend off before he even had a chance to put his foot in his mouth. But this thing with Natasha, it's nothing like those old, awkward exploits back in Brooklyn. Seriously, he adds: ] It felt real, didn't it. [ It's not quite a question. Tilting his head a little, he adds: ] Did you feel like this before?
[ This seems to be the first time it even occurs to him, the possibility that Steve's feelings for Natasha might not have been entirely imposed on him by whatever's going on in this town. ]
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Must be lonely. So yeah, Bucky can see why Steve would want to keep it going. He nods, his eyes drifting down to the floor for a moment. ]
Well... Her loss, right? [ He offers a weak, wry smile. It's the kind of thing he's said before, and he always meant it whenever a gal would brush his friend off before he even had a chance to put his foot in his mouth. But this thing with Natasha, it's nothing like those old, awkward exploits back in Brooklyn. Seriously, he adds: ] It felt real, didn't it. [ It's not quite a question. Tilting his head a little, he adds: ] Did you feel like this before?
[ This seems to be the first time it even occurs to him, the possibility that Steve's feelings for Natasha might not have been entirely imposed on him by whatever's going on in this town. ]