[ Honestly, the flowers blooming underneath them kind of says it for Bucky. Sam's not someone who really knows the meanings behind flowers, and he's not a hundred percent sure he could say what they were - but he knows that he's never seen them in Bucky's mind before. Sam's just gonna assume that it's because of this, because of them, that Bucky's mental landscape is changing.
This is... so much deeper than friendship. Hell, even before the symbiote there was nothing simple about his and Bucky's relationship, and if he's honest with himself, there probably wasn't ever gonna be anything simple about it. With everything they've been through, and the brood bond on top of it - hell, with everything Bucky is, he never had a chance at not loving Bucky.
Or Shiro, for that matter. He could never replicate what he has with either of them with anyone else - and he'd never want to.
Sam doesn't need words, not with Bucky. He likes them, sure, and he'll admit to always getting a little bit of a thrill when Bucky verbalizes, but they don't need them. It's the way they work, and Sam likes that, too.
It means he can push Bucky a little, when he needs it, but even when he can't verbalize, Sam'll still be able to tell how he's feeling, what he wants or doesn't want. ]
(I still want this, what we've got. How about we try to figure it out together?) [ He doesn't pull himself out of Bucky's mind, but he shifts enough of his focus that he can reach out to physically lace their fingers together. ]
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This is... so much deeper than friendship. Hell, even before the symbiote there was nothing simple about his and Bucky's relationship, and if he's honest with himself, there probably wasn't ever gonna be anything simple about it. With everything they've been through, and the brood bond on top of it - hell, with everything Bucky is, he never had a chance at not loving Bucky.
Or Shiro, for that matter. He could never replicate what he has with either of them with anyone else - and he'd never want to.
Sam doesn't need words, not with Bucky. He likes them, sure, and he'll admit to always getting a little bit of a thrill when Bucky verbalizes, but they don't need them. It's the way they work, and Sam likes that, too.
It means he can push Bucky a little, when he needs it, but even when he can't verbalize, Sam'll still be able to tell how he's feeling, what he wants or doesn't want. ]
( I still want this, what we've got. How about we try to figure it out together? ) [ He doesn't pull himself out of Bucky's mind, but he shifts enough of his focus that he can reach out to physically lace their fingers together. ]