[It’s just the thing Steve would say, though with a different voice and articulation. It doesn’t make it any less right.]
Yeah, I...know.
[He lowers his fork and picks up his mug. The scent is damper than before, but it somehow eases his discomfort a bit.]
But I feel like I’m letting the people that suffered—that are still suffering—down. Not all of it’s ancient history yet. That’s the problem. I don't even know how to...tell Steve.
[Because sure, it’s easy to dismiss it thinking that it’s all behind Bucky, now that he has free will again, but it doesn’t stop the damage for those who still suffer from it now. They’re innocents and have no closure and never will. Why should Bucky have his?]
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Yeah, I...know.
[He lowers his fork and picks up his mug. The scent is damper than before, but it somehow eases his discomfort a bit.]
But I feel like I’m letting the people that suffered—that are still suffering—down. Not all of it’s ancient history yet. That’s the problem. I don't even know how to...tell Steve.
[Because sure, it’s easy to dismiss it thinking that it’s all behind Bucky, now that he has free will again, but it doesn’t stop the damage for those who still suffer from it now. They’re innocents and have no closure and never will. Why should Bucky have his?]