Bucky leans into the touch, enjoying the feel of blunt nails scratching through his five o'clock shadow. He's got the stare and the dead look in his eyes but he's not sure he can pull off a villain moustache. Maybe just a magnificent terrorist beard. He'd he more comfortable with that.
"Later?" he asks somewhat incredulously. They're not just going to sit in the hot tub, keep their hands to themselves and retire gracefully to his and her side of the bed once they've soaked long enough?
"I don't know what old times you're talking about... You do seem more energetic than usual," he observes quietly, teasingly, giving Zemo a light nudge. He can't be convinced that Zemo and Oeznik don't like Steve. He's seen them feeding and scratching the beast... Not unlike the way Zemo scratches his jaw, either. Apparently that's the fast and surefire easy way to get Steve and Bucky to relax.
"You survived Sokovia. I don't think it's for any reason other than not being at the wrong place at the right time. I don't know what your family would have wanted for you, either. But I don't want you to just-- throw this away. And Oeznik doesn't, either." He has to hope that even if Zemo gets caught, he won't just. Give up and restart the clock. Bucky is willing to fight for him. Make a case, grovel and plead, throw punches and make promises he doesn't want to make if he has to. But it's important to him that Zemo wants to fight for it too.
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"Later?" he asks somewhat incredulously. They're not just going to sit in the hot tub, keep their hands to themselves and retire gracefully to his and her side of the bed once they've soaked long enough?
"I don't know what old times you're talking about... You do seem more energetic than usual," he observes quietly, teasingly, giving Zemo a light nudge. He can't be convinced that Zemo and Oeznik don't like Steve. He's seen them feeding and scratching the beast... Not unlike the way Zemo scratches his jaw, either. Apparently that's the fast and surefire easy way to get Steve and Bucky to relax.
"You survived Sokovia. I don't think it's for any reason other than not being at the wrong place at the right time. I don't know what your family would have wanted for you, either. But I don't want you to just-- throw this away. And Oeznik doesn't, either." He has to hope that even if Zemo gets caught, he won't just. Give up and restart the clock. Bucky is willing to fight for him. Make a case, grovel and plead, throw punches and make promises he doesn't want to make if he has to. But it's important to him that Zemo wants to fight for it too.