He's smart to check, Bucky says nothing about it. Silently accepts the closing and reopening of the door, and slides in warily. Eyes the room from corner to corner, fixates on the bathroom door and the emptiness beyond it. Checks to make sure the curtains are drawn. Only once he's satisfied and the door's been latched again does he turn his attention to Steve.
Takes him in from bottom to top.
(You got taller. Did it hurt?)
Bucky's seen his form before in movies, on TV, at the smithsonian. He's read everything there is to know about Captain America, and mentally disputed a few "facts" without knowing why or how he knew them to be false.
He learned all there is to know about James Barnes too, but he's just a footnote in history. He doesn't really feel like that guy anymore.
The things he needs to know aren't easy to spell out; he knows all the facts. He knows their story. He needs to know the feelings behind it, he needs to know the stuff that wasn't written down.
More accurately, he needs to know if the stuff he thinks he remembers is true.
He doesn't say that though, no, he just shoves his hands uncomfortably in his pockets and announces, "You look different in person. Those murals are a terrible likeness. They make your lips look stupid."
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Takes him in from bottom to top.
(You got taller. Did it hurt?)
Bucky's seen his form before in movies, on TV, at the smithsonian. He's read everything there is to know about Captain America, and mentally disputed a few "facts" without knowing why or how he knew them to be false.
He learned all there is to know about James Barnes too, but he's just a footnote in history. He doesn't really feel like that guy anymore.
The things he needs to know aren't easy to spell out; he knows all the facts. He knows their story. He needs to know the feelings behind it, he needs to know the stuff that wasn't written down.
More accurately, he needs to know if the stuff he thinks he remembers is true.
He doesn't say that though, no, he just shoves his hands uncomfortably in his pockets and announces, "You look different in person. Those murals are a terrible likeness. They make your lips look stupid."