I don't get it, [ Steve he gets. Steve has always been like this, stepping up to the plate for anyone being bullied. But Bucky isn't. He's just had the misfortune to be a Hydra assassin for ... well, for a long time. You'd think everyone other than Steve would just want him put down. ] Why would other people go to bat for me?

[ He automatically bumps back, with his left shoulder this time. As much as he hates the thing, it'd been a part of him since 1945. The worst thing Bucky can do is shy away from it. It's his, just like all the bloodshed. ]

To the end of the line. [ He echoes, then reaches up to ruffle Steve's hair. ] And I'd never get sick of you, punk.

I could try running errands. See how things go.