...although he can never entirely erase the fear that he’s coercing Bucky into doing things that he doesn’t really want to do.

This entire fill has been some of my favorite, delicious trash jam. Steve afraid and ashamed of what he wants from Bucky. Bucky being reasonably okay and knowing exactly what he wants from Steve. Both of them trying to rebuild the intense bond they used to share.

They still trust each other, of course, but they don’t know each other with the same silent confidence that they used to.

I'm loving everything about this so far, AA!