[ He's prepared for the frozen wasteland, for a blinding storm or the boiling heat of the programming - but the bloody steel tiles and the cells trip him up momentarily. He stumbles, briefly, and then grabs hold of their brood bond as he anchors himself in Bucky's mind, letting himself occupy the spaces where it feels like he belongs.
No.
Nothing is gonna lock either of them away ever again, not if Sam has any say about it. And all right, yeah, it's not like he thinks he's magically gonna be able to protect both of them from everything in the future, but right now - right now all that matters is pulling them both out of this.
As Sam moves more completely into Bucky's mind, there's the sensation of him standing next to him, wings curled around them both like he can ward off anything that comes near them. There's a wordless impression in his mind, a determination and a quiet protectiveness, something close to don't you dare fucking give up on this Bucky you said you wouldn't-
He pulls on Bucky, trying to tug his attention away from the prison of his mind and onto their connection, and Sam himself. ]
(I'm not something that's gonna sit here and let you give it up, sunshine. Stay with me.)
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No.
Nothing is gonna lock either of them away ever again, not if Sam has any say about it. And all right, yeah, it's not like he thinks he's magically gonna be able to protect both of them from everything in the future, but right now - right now all that matters is pulling them both out of this.
As Sam moves more completely into Bucky's mind, there's the sensation of him standing next to him, wings curled around them both like he can ward off anything that comes near them. There's a wordless impression in his mind, a determination and a quiet protectiveness, something close to don't you dare fucking give up on this Bucky you said you wouldn't-
He pulls on Bucky, trying to tug his attention away from the prison of his mind and onto their connection, and Sam himself. ]
( I'm not something that's gonna sit here and let you give it up, sunshine. Stay with me. )