[ He knew that sound, that heartbreaking, aching sound, and he answered with a soft hum that would be so crude to Bucky's ears, but he gripped him tighter when he saw his tail, his face buried in the curve of his throat. And if Bucky felt hot drops on his skin right there, well.
Steve had seen everything now, the things that HYDRA had done to his soulmate, the way they had hurt him. The red streaks hadn't been there before, they were never there, and his hands came to smooth over his torso in comfort as he shuddered under him.
Bucky, his Bucky... ]
I'm sorry. [ He said quietly. ] I'm sorry I couldn't save you. [ His tail had been so very beautiful, but now... his hand smoothed over those scales, as if he could massage the color and vibrancy back into it. ]
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[ He knew that sound, that heartbreaking, aching sound, and he answered with a soft hum that would be so crude to Bucky's ears, but he gripped him tighter when he saw his tail, his face buried in the curve of his throat. And if Bucky felt hot drops on his skin right there, well.
Steve had seen everything now, the things that HYDRA had done to his soulmate, the way they had hurt him. The red streaks hadn't been there before, they were never there, and his hands came to smooth over his torso in comfort as he shuddered under him.
Bucky, his Bucky... ]
I'm sorry. [ He said quietly. ] I'm sorry I couldn't save you. [ His tail had been so very beautiful, but now... his hand smoothed over those scales, as if he could massage the color and vibrancy back into it. ]