Author!anon, this story is breaking me so deliciously. I'm in love with everything about this fill, and especially this latest update. I cannot begin to describe how deeply certain scenes gutted me -- Steve after Bucky's flashback, Bucky filling the mattress with bullets. Speaking of which, GOD. The way you used these tiny details to evoke such a horrifying mental image of that cell and what Bucky had to endure in that bed just wrecked me.

I'm going to echo other commenters here and also mention how much I loved Sam ignoring the openings Steve gave him to spill the beans about Bucky's secret, how even though he doesn't agree with it he's still giving Bucky the autonomy to tell Steve on his own terms (if at all, though obviously WE know it's gonna come out eventually). Also Bucky comforting Steve about his guilt in the wake of having to face down one of his personal torture chambers is just SO MUCH. Oh, Buck.

Thank you for this lovely fill; I'm looking forward to the next update!