( how is one supposed to have a single chill on a beach???
her disappointment hits sharply though, even for as much as he has plenty of excuses to continue bolstering his defensiveness with. he doesn't want to disappoint her. they've seen too much of it already, and now he's only adding to it. brow pinched with frustration, he looks to her pleading for some grace. after all, he did come here without needing to be literally dragged, so bucky is still putting in some proper effort, here, even if it's not lining up exactly the way either of them would prefer it to. it doesn't make the soldier want to cut out his emotions any less, but that's a different problem.
to the initial question, he sighs, ) Well.
( —and then the shift of her hand, his breath catching in his throat. wait, wait, hold up—
she doesn't, of course. )
Jesus. ( that's the best he can muster with how quickly the blood rushes to his cheeks, ears, neck. his throat all too suddenly feels dry, and the soldier swallows hard to fight back for some composure. except that he can't tear his eyes away from hers.
no, he's very clearly the prey, right now, heartbeat thudding heavy in his ears. )
s e n d . h e l p .
her disappointment hits sharply though, even for as much as he has plenty of excuses to continue bolstering his defensiveness with. he doesn't want to disappoint her. they've seen too much of it already, and now he's only adding to it. brow pinched with frustration, he looks to her pleading for some grace. after all, he did come here without needing to be literally dragged, so bucky is still putting in some proper effort, here, even if it's not lining up exactly the way either of them would prefer it to. it doesn't make the soldier want to cut out his emotions any less, but that's a different problem.
to the initial question, he sighs, ) Well.
( —and then the shift of her hand, his breath catching in his throat. wait, wait, hold up—
she doesn't, of course. )
Jesus. ( that's the best he can muster with how quickly the blood rushes to his cheeks, ears, neck. his throat all too suddenly feels dry, and the soldier swallows hard to fight back for some composure. except that he can't tear his eyes away from hers.
no, he's very clearly the prey, right now, heartbeat thudding heavy in his ears. )
I'm not sure those would help with relaxing.