[ He peers down at the top of her head again, lips parting as his expression twists in the exact instant he realizes too late that this was the wrong question to ask.
Frozen in his uncertainty there are more memories of Bucky, an eldest child, and his younger siblings. The age gap was significant enough by the time Steve met the Barnes family that he didn't often see an abundance of sibling squabbling (or maybe they were more well-behaved around him). But he had been witness to a number of times when one of the girls would come running to him with her face wet. Bucky had been good with them, he knew what to say or do to calm them down.
With one last flicker of hesitation his arm wraps around Angel's shoulder, pulling her closer so gently that she might as well be made of glass, half expecting and ready to let go if she pulls away. ]
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Frozen in his uncertainty there are more memories of Bucky, an eldest child, and his younger siblings. The age gap was significant enough by the time Steve met the Barnes family that he didn't often see an abundance of sibling squabbling (or maybe they were more well-behaved around him). But he had been witness to a number of times when one of the girls would come running to him with her face wet. Bucky had been good with them, he knew what to say or do to calm them down.
With one last flicker of hesitation his arm wraps around Angel's shoulder, pulling her closer so gently that she might as well be made of glass, half expecting and ready to let go if she pulls away. ]