[It's no surprise to Sam when Bucky's phone chimes not too long later, likely Steve replying to the message sent to him.

He grins wryly at the thought of younger Steve - skinny, asthmatic Steve with a hell of a lot of health problems if the history books are correct - going out and into all kinds of trouble.]

To be fair, he still gets into a lot of trouble these days - he's just bigger now. It's why he needs us both to look out for him.

And I'm pretty sure Steve worried about you even back then, Buck.

[This last part is said gently because their relationship now isn't just Steve trying to return the favor of Bucky watching his back when they were kids. It's the sign of a bond where that care and comradery had been mutual, and that kind of thing is a hard habit to break.

Seeing that Bucky's done, his eyebrows go up.]

So. Still up for that fried ice cream?