[ What the hell do you even say after something like that? Not sure he can wrap his mind around it, and this definitely isn't the place to try. All the stress, all of the exhaustion both mentally and physically, it feels like everything's spent. Just... used up, a battery with no charge.
But it's alright.
He's on his feet not but a second or two after, and it's instinct to wind an arm around Steve's waist in case his knees buckle. Knows how bad off he'd been, how precarious. They can limp him over to the change of clothes Bucky brought.
And then he's gonna take him home. They're not gonna fight about it, even if Steve digs his heels in again. They're going. Enough is enough. ]
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But it's alright.
He's on his feet not but a second or two after, and it's instinct to wind an arm around Steve's waist in case his knees buckle. Knows how bad off he'd been, how precarious. They can limp him over to the change of clothes Bucky brought.
And then he's gonna take him home. They're not gonna fight about it, even if Steve digs his heels in again. They're going. Enough is enough. ]