[ he only sends back a thumbs up emoji, but the door's unlocked and already cracked open when steve arrives. inside, bucky's just setting out the tea, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans and looking.. good, actually? better than he probably has in decades, anyway.
he glances up at the other man, smile a little crooked and almost fragile for a moment. it still doesn't quite feel real that he's able to see steve like this again. he'd almost, not quite, gotten used to the idea that he was gone.
if you wanna action it--
he glances up at the other man, smile a little crooked and almost fragile for a moment. it still doesn't quite feel real that he's able to see steve like this again. he'd almost, not quite, gotten used to the idea that he was gone.
he clears his throat, straightening. ] Uh, hey.