[ You know what, he can hear it plain as day. If it weren't for the rows of teeth and the lack of a tongue, he's pretty sure it would come out identical to the one he normally makes. It pleases him in that way only friends giving each other a hard time can be pleased, satisfied with the reaction, content to settle into the weight against his side.
He doesn't have anything else by way of sage wisdom or sarcastic, dry remarks. A comfortable silence settles in, and Bucky goes back to scrolling while petting. Steady and constant, a thrumming calm emanating from him for the next few hours that he spends awake.
Eventually, finally, he settles in beside Steve's radiator of a body to find some of that sleep he's been missing.
It's quieter. More private. He's dog tired. Might be bad to say, but he actually sleeps a little better than any other night this week. ]
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He doesn't have anything else by way of sage wisdom or sarcastic, dry remarks. A comfortable silence settles in, and Bucky goes back to scrolling while petting. Steady and constant, a thrumming calm emanating from him for the next few hours that he spends awake.
Eventually, finally, he settles in beside Steve's radiator of a body to find some of that sleep he's been missing.
It's quieter. More private. He's dog tired. Might be bad to say, but he actually sleeps a little better than any other night this week. ]