[ it's a good point that Sam brings up. he knows Steve is close with Sam too, it makes sense that he'd call or message him too if he was really concerned. and Steve knows that sometimes, Bucky just needs space. he was probably just trying to check in on him, and that's understandable.

but it's also Steve and he's probably going to stay up all night until he hears from Bucky, so he makes sure that text is as reassuring and unassuming as possible, and slips his phone back into his pocket after. ]

Sort of. [ shrug ] If you didn't have him in direct sight, it was pretty safe to assume he was getting himself into trouble. Little shit.

[ strangely enough, the memories themselves as well as the fact that he remembers it at all brings a small, but fond smile to his face. the last of the tacos gets polished off soon enough, once Sam's sure he's had enough. ]

Guess I'm just not used to that yet. Being worried about, instead of being the worrier.