I’ve been obsessed with these two seconds of this movie since I saw it for the first time, and huge props to Sebastian Stan for putting in these tiny gestures that have such huge impact and give so much insight into Bucky’s character and headspace, and it totally works in a 100% platonic way of course but allow me to OTP. He opens his mouth to start talking and aborts it, can’t get the words out, and then that part annoyed, part proud, part self-deprecating head shake. Damn it, Steve, you think I don’t know how strong you are? Why d’you gotta make things so hard? You’re such a fucking punk. You’re not an obligation. What do I gotta do to get it through your thick skull? Seeing you hurting is the worst thing I can think of. This ain’t altruism. You’re the center of my Goddamn universe, can’t see the stars for the sun, and you’d think I’d’ve outgrown that by now, but fuck if the older we get I don’t fall harder and harder. Inconvenient as all hell. “The thing is…” Christ, I really gotta spell this out for you, Stevie, huh? Fine. You’re the most frustrating little shit, y’know that?
