Maybe we'll figure it out. We'll figure out who Steve Rogers is and who Bucky Barnes is. I'm not the guy you remember and you aren't the guy I remember. We've grown. We've changed. We were always going to. We just did it more dramatically than most. We lost everything but we still have each other.
When have you ever yelled at anyone about their language? Maybe when there was a lady present but I think I remember a smaller version of you saying worst. You were too rigid. I could see it if you were fresh out of the ice and still trying to find your way but it's been awhile since then. You've made friends. You're better acclimated to the world around you. To be honest, I didn't exactly understand why either of them said some of the stuff they said either. Neither of them were interested in explaining either.
Yeah? The whole nine yards is different for everybody. I don't think I ever wanted a white picket fence either. You have Romanoff. You have Sam. You have me. You aren't alone. So be stupid with Sam. Tease Romanoff. You're allowed to feel. It's going to hurt. It's going to be complicated. We're going to yell and scream and be angry at each other because we know how to push each other's buttons and we're stubborn.
I liked the little things too. The faces you made when you were really concentrating on a drawing. Laying around the apartment with the radio on and every window open because it was too damn hot to move. Coney Island. Sitting by your side while we were surrounded by the Commandos just talking. The small things I can sort of remember. It's hazy but it's there.
You know. In this era you can have dates and public declarations and no one would say anything. Shush. Our choices are always good choices. What do you want to do now? That's the important question. I know what I want. I've gone on about it in length. But if you're not interested in anything more than friendship then we'll just be friends and it'll be like the old days.
I've heard many speeches by two different Steves. That doesn't make this one mean anything less. Your happiness means everything to me and to everyone else who cares about you. I'm here. I'm going to be here until something rips up apart again and then I won't go willingly. I can't control the magic here. If it were my choice neither of us would go anywhere but we have this and we have now. That's important.