[He chuckles dryly, understanding what she says of course but feeling so much different, even now.]

Doesn’t mean we can’t try to make it so that it is, though.

[That’s what Steve’s always done. And that’s why it’s so hard for Bucky to let that go, even as much as he wants to. It’s part of him now, for better or for worse.]

Sure, sometimes it might seem like a losing battle, but...the small victories are still victories. Every little bit counts.

I feel, anyway.