“And that was before the arm and the time travel,” Steve says, warming back up to Bucky as he finally starts wiping the grime and blood off of him. “But the Rift is the best thing that happened to me since I lost you, pal.”

He could shut up. He should shut up. It’s just too late. The words are all tumbling out now.

“I only had to do six months without you, so I count myself lucky there. Things happened. But it’s like finding you at Azzano all over again. I feel lucky.”