[ Steve is deliberately taking a ridiculously long time with this mat, and definitely not looking over to see how Bucky's getting along with the tent. He's not worried, but keeping an eye on him is an instinct he can't and won't silence. ]
Yeah, Buck?
[ He's trying (and failing) to contain how much he's beaming. The wonders of the world to him are wonders, true, but they don't sink in and inspire the same excitement they always did — do — in Bucky. He was always the one filling up the silences between them with Verne or Wells, dragging Steve to the shop to get comics. ]
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Yeah, Buck?
[ He's trying (and failing) to contain how much he's beaming. The wonders of the world to him are wonders, true, but they don't sink in and inspire the same excitement they always did — do — in Bucky. He was always the one filling up the silences between them with Verne or Wells, dragging Steve to the shop to get comics. ]