It was a difficult situation, truly. Of course he missed Steve. Steve was his best friend, his closest friend. And it hurt, that he didn't know what all was going on with Steve right now. It didn't feel right not knowing what his best friend was dealing with, or anything of the sort. It made Steve seem more like a stranger than his best friend and that wasn't a good feeling at all. But Bucky hadn't been kidding when he said he needed time. He'd needed time to heal, to come back from what all they'd said and done, fought about and lamented. He needed to take that first step without there being that lingering 'what if' thought in the back of his mind when it came to his and Steve's relationship. It'd hurt, but he'd done it. And then he took another step. And another. And all those steps led him to Natasha and Clint. And he was happy.
But he hadn't been able to share that with Steve, and that hurt. Things were complicated, tangled up and wrong. Even their casual waves felt awkward and off because that wasn't them. Broken up or not, Steve would always be important. Bucky loved him, even though he wasn't in love with him anymore. Finally, he could think that and not break down.
"That sounds like how it's been for me too," he said. "I'm happy, in a lot of ways. I've had time to sort of.. figure it out." Bucky was watching the two dog Pokemon start to figure it out, too. His gaze returned to Steve. "I feel better than I did that day when you came over," he said. "But I was heartbroken, Steve. It's not easy to put something like that to rest."