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The Death Of A Man

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Two Weeks Later

For the larger part of a century Bucky was a chest piece, prostituted into bidding for a larger scope. He was handled as a weapon. He was comparative to a firearm, utilized, cleaned when necessary, returning to his place in the isolation of a cabinet. His adjustment to humane treatment was just a mere bit of the rubble. His third week, a barista had bid him a nice day, he spent the next expanse of time weeping, unacquainted with the subtlest of empathy. He detested the shudder of unaccustomed fervor that seized his body when Steve touched him, Steve withdrawing his hand immediately. He wanted so badly to be touched, to be greeted, to be spoken to without the motive of brutal instruction. Steve tried to provide, seemingly …show more content…

Bucky’s brow threads together in a cross stitch of confusion. Steve reiterates his question, more softly, though it’s unnecessary.

“Why?”

The expression of certainty Steve carries suggests he follows a path of logic Bucky doesn’t. Steve’s response catches in his throat, his wide blues matching his, almost winterless, counter’s.

“We were apart for so long, I, I thought maybe you could teach me something about you from those years.” He casts a downwards glance towards Bucky’s legs, splayed across the couch, socked feet grazing Steve’s thigh. The slight contact directs a pleasant ambience through Bucky.

“And since I don’t need combat training…” Steve 's tone acquires a grin.

“Modest.” Bucky nudges Steve’s leg amusingly, his smart remark is reminiscent of a Brooklyn boy and his witty insertions. That spark of the man Steve is vastly familiar with tugs his lips upwards, that man hasn’t entirely dissipated.

Though, Bucky considers the proposition. The way Steve introduced the idea is immensely thoughtful, loving, fitting with Steve’s character. He gazes upwards at the stoic profile of the blond, youthful in a deceiving way.

“Only if you want to.” Steve is bashful, tugging at the cotton of his sweats in attempt to busy himself. Steve thinks he should retract his proposal, recovery had been progressing, today a particularly good day. Bucky had slept easily into the late hours of the morning, before busying

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