[ It's almost a relief, their joint concern. Maybe he doesn't know this Steve as well as he'd like and maybe Steve doesn't know him - hell, maybe he's not even interested in knowing him - but this mutual sense of concern over Bucky Barnes, yeah, that's familiar. ]
(I don't think so. I mean - I spent two years looking for him, but he was a ghost. It's just, he's a soldier, and so am I. The world's not always kind to soldiers coming back, and he deserves better.)
[ He's not sure why he feels like he has to explain his decision to put so much effort into a man he barely knows. Sam's never really given a shit about explaining it before, but... well, it's always been between him and Steve and Barnes, he guesses, except now it isn't. Barnes is still Steve's best friend, and if Steve's asking about the future, he deserves to know. ]
(But there wasn't a lot of time for talking, once we found each other. I'm not sure how much he remembered or if he ever blanked out like this and just didn't tell me. I just know he had my back in a fight and if I gave him sass, he gave it back.)
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( I don't think so. I mean - I spent two years looking for him, but he was a ghost. It's just, he's a soldier, and so am I. The world's not always kind to soldiers coming back, and he deserves better. )
[ He's not sure why he feels like he has to explain his decision to put so much effort into a man he barely knows. Sam's never really given a shit about explaining it before, but... well, it's always been between him and Steve and Barnes, he guesses, except now it isn't. Barnes is still Steve's best friend, and if Steve's asking about the future, he deserves to know. ]
( But there wasn't a lot of time for talking, once we found each other. I'm not sure how much he remembered or if he ever blanked out like this and just didn't tell me. I just know he had my back in a fight and if I gave him sass, he gave it back. )