[Bucky knows Sam doesn't mean to make his life more difficult. His walls lower just enough to allow that understanding to pass over the link, before sealing them tight again. Uncertainty churns in his gut below the surface. He can't keep Sam shut out like this, but he doesn't want him tangled up in his head either. Everything from Concordia is too fresh and, as always, there's more people to keep out, straining his tentative control over the programming. Keeping it all at bay is a twenty-four-hour task.
At the question, Bucky again opens his walls to give his impressions. With Shiro, things went downhill quickly after their feedback loop triggered negative memories in them both. Nothing they talk about seems to be safe. Shepard said she likes Bucky, for better or for worse. She seems to think of him like a wild animal on a chain just short enough to keep from biting her head off.]
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At the question, Bucky again opens his walls to give his impressions. With Shiro, things went downhill quickly after their feedback loop triggered negative memories in them both. Nothing they talk about seems to be safe. Shepard said she likes Bucky, for better or for worse. She seems to think of him like a wild animal on a chain just short enough to keep from biting her head off.]