Steve did protest, but not too violently. In the end, he let Rumlow do it, and smiled shyly when the other man chucked him on the chin.

But despite his shyness and the way he still shivered from shock and cold, he met Rumlow's look fearlessly. "I'm not insecure," he said. In the past, Bucky had kept him warm when he felt like this, and he knew it would make him feel better. "And I don't care what they think."