Hi yes I love that trope, especially if it's used to heighten Bucky's internalized victim-blaming and sense of shame. And in this scenario, okay, he's injured, he's in agony, he's crying, he's been fucked more times in the past few hours than he can count, and he still comes when they want him to... and Steve's watching. What must Steve think? Steve must think he's so sick to be able to get off on this. Steve must think he likes it, and hell, if he came, there's gotta be a part of him that does; maybe it's true what they're saying, that he's just a thing they own and he always will be.

My kingdom for Bucky repeating to Steve over and over that he's Hydra's, and internalizing that message as he does. Steve would be so furious, but let's be real, they've got him gagged. Can't have him offering words of comfort. OR, no, he's not gagged, but every time he addresses Bucky with support or the Hydra agents with criticism, they hurt Bucky worse -- so after a couple of hours he's forcing himself to shut up. In the aftermath he has to wonder whether he didn't really do more damage after all, not protesting when they were making Bucky say those things. And it probably did affect Bucky that Steve didn't speak up. He's Always Honest Steve Rogers, and it's not like he has a grand history of being able to keep his mouth in check. So what does it mean that this time he did? (The difference being, of course, that this time it was Bucky on the line.)