How the hell d'ya figure you haven't? [Because he already knows that's what he means. And it isn't true. Even taking his own personal feelings out of it– objectively, with easily measurable results, Steve has earned his rest as much as anyone else ever might.
He snorts at the idea, shaking his head. His words have a sing-song quality to them: ] Wouldn't put it past you.
[Does he think it'll actually happen? No, but it's also not completely outside the scope of possibilities.
He also realizes Steve places himself at the bottom rung priority, which...is something Bucky has to make sure doesn't always come true. That's kind of always been the nature of the pair of them, though. Neither of them would ever let the other forget that no matter what the world was doing or telling them:
They always had each other. And that meaning has just grown a little deeper.]
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He snorts at the idea, shaking his head. His words have a sing-song quality to them: ] Wouldn't put it past you.
[Does he think it'll actually happen? No, but it's also not completely outside the scope of possibilities.
He also realizes Steve places himself at the bottom rung priority, which...is something Bucky has to make sure doesn't always come true. That's kind of always been the nature of the pair of them, though. Neither of them would ever let the other forget that no matter what the world was doing or telling them:
They always had each other. And that meaning has just grown a little deeper.]