"I was just a kid from Brooklyn... Maybe I still am."
An AU portrayal of Steve Rogers. Handed the shield to Sam, and now he's trying to figure out what to do with his life.
Multi-verse, no minors, and no drama.
@kholodnyysoldat "Cmon," Steve sighs and opens Bucky's car door for him and lets him get settled before shutting it, and jogging around to the other side to get in.
He buckles up. "Wanna make a fort like we used to?"
@kholodnyysoldat One hand goes to Bucky's hair, cradling the back of his head. "It's okay. It's gonna be okay."
Steve will /always/ tell Bucky that, even if it's not true.
@kholodnyysoldat Steve is fine. More than fine. He's quit avengering, he's mostly just consulting now.
He's great.
Honest.
He hugs Bucky's frame tightly to him.
"I do."
@kholodnyysoldat "And neither am I." Steve was no longer the scrawny kid picking fights, but instead fighting for the little guys who couldn't. For what was /right/.
"Now I make sure /you/ don't do anything stupid."
@kholodnyysoldat Pausing at the door of his car, Steve blankly stares at Bucky, listening. All he's ever wanted was to have Bucky back in his life-- safe and happy.
"Too much--Bucky..." He stands in front of the car, blocking Bucky. "You were a ghost when you were the Winer Soldier. Not now."