I think the thing that really breaks me about this update is the fact that the consent issue has gotten worse, and Steve's *still not noticing*. Bucky's saying yes to things outside of sex just to get the conversation to stop, and whereas before everything broke down Bucky might be honest to Steve about not going to class, or not planning to talk to his therapist, he just can't, right now, because the most fundamental part of his understanding is broken. He can't promise to say no to other people because he can't comprehend his body as his, but that's what Steve wants to hear, so he says it. Because it's easier than trying to wrap his head around it. Just like how mourning Bucky Barnes is easier, too.

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