[ That is a tragedy, man, and Sam's a second away from teasing him about that and maybe even offering to remedy the fact that Barnes has never had one before - except he can feel the desperate way that Barnes tries to cling to the warmth Sam's offering up as a focus, and he can't deny that this is a pretty good teachable moment here.
He lets his shields down a little more, just enough to let more of that warmth bleed through, and probably now is where he should just go ahead and admit that he actually likes this guy, but nah. He'll just let the warmth speak for itself as adjusts his own breathing. ]
(Just breath with me, all right? In for the count of five, hold for five, out for five, and repeat. Keep doing that and list off five things you can physically see around you right now.)
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He lets his shields down a little more, just enough to let more of that warmth bleed through, and probably now is where he should just go ahead and admit that he actually likes this guy, but nah. He'll just let the warmth speak for itself as adjusts his own breathing. ]
( Just breath with me, all right? In for the count of five, hold for five, out for five, and repeat. Keep doing that and list off five things you can physically see around you right now. )