[ Steve's heart always seems to want to burst when Bucky looks at him in this way. Would he have been able to stand it when he was younger? Maybe, maybe not. But the here and now is the most important right now, and when Bucky leans into him and tells him he loves him too, everything shifts into place.

The right place.

He nods, leaning into Bucky's touch, kissing up along his neck. ]

I'm okay. I'm always okay, now that I get to be with you.

[But there's more to it than that- at least right now there is. He doesn't like keeping anything from Bucky. Big or small, not ever. They're open and honest with each other, and he respects that completely.]

I guess I'm just... I'm extra emotional because I found something. I was looking for stamps so I could mail some late Christmas cards and I came across a letter.