[ Sam is slowly realizing there's a lot he'd do to get Bucky to smile like this. Or, more actually - a lot he'd do to give Bucky more reasons to smile like this. Even if Sam wasn't a little bit of a nerd over Christmas, he'd do it.
But he is, and his own expression is bright as he grins back, already planning. ]
(Yeah, man, let's do it. We can pick up some stuff here and when the mission's over - there's gotta be a tree in that big garden, we can decorate all over.)
[ He hadn't missed Bucky's first reaction to his touch, though, or the way it'd called Sam's own attention to it. They've been in contact... kind of a lot, lately, mostly when trying to ground each other. But there's no purpose for this, not really, and he doesn't want to ask Bucky is this okay or do you want me to not, because, well. Wants are difficult, and so is actually saying no to something like that.
But it only takes a moment to figure out a phrasing that even if Bucky can't answer - Sam hopes he can, but even if he can't, Sam'll at least be able to pick up on the feelings there. ]
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But he is, and his own expression is bright as he grins back, already planning. ]
( Yeah, man, let's do it. We can pick up some stuff here and when the mission's over - there's gotta be a tree in that big garden, we can decorate all over. )
[ He hadn't missed Bucky's first reaction to his touch, though, or the way it'd called Sam's own attention to it. They've been in contact... kind of a lot, lately, mostly when trying to ground each other. But there's no purpose for this, not really, and he doesn't want to ask Bucky is this okay or do you want me to not, because, well. Wants are difficult, and so is actually saying no to something like that.
But it only takes a moment to figure out a phrasing that even if Bucky can't answer - Sam hopes he can, but even if he can't, Sam'll at least be able to pick up on the feelings there. ]
( Are you uncomfortable? I can stop. )