witchaj:

captainogers:

steve and bucky at a press conference and steve is using his Captain America A.K.A. Physical Embodiment Of All Things Patriotic voice, talking to press about some serious issue that bucky is way too bored to pay attention to. he sits there with his Scary Super-Soldier Assassin face on (which is basically the most intimidating bitch face you can possibly imagine) and doesn’t strangle anyone or hop out of a window and climb to the roof. but only because steve would most likely give him his Captain America A.K.A. Physical Embodiment Of All Things Patriotic disappointed face, and it’s not like it actually works or anything, but bucky doesn’t want to cause steve any more problems than he already has. he figures he’s already burdened the guy enough to owe him for at least a lifetime.

so bucky sits there and only thinks about escaping to the roof. or acting on other… less pleasant thoughts. and steve pretends to be calm and collected – and bucky knows he’s only pretending because he might have a scrambled mind, but one thing he is absolutely positive of is that steve rogers does not have a calm bone in his body – but then steve reaches down to bucky’s lap where his hand lays still and laces their fingers together. neither of their faces change but warmth blossoms in bucky’s chest. no one else can see. no one knows but him and steve. but it makes the press conference that much more bearable.

now instead of having to focus on not threatening and/or inflicting bodily harm onto anyone, all he has to do is focus on not kissing the Captain America right off of steve’s face in the middle of a so-called serious press conference. he doesn’t know if that’s easier or harder, but it is much more fun to think about, that’s for sure.

he squeezes steve’s hand once and sees steve’s mouth lift for a split second out of the corner of his eyes. steve squeezes back. bucky doesn’t smile back but it’s definitely a close thing.

“Kissing the Captain America right off Steve’s face” is my new favorite description.