mistletoe meme comment with your character bam, now your character is under some mistletoe. no moving until you lock lips with someone. easy as it sounds.
[Steve opens his eyes slowly, and if he was feeling any nervousness of his own (maybe a little), it's made less when he sees the same thing in Bucky's eyes.]
The girls always did love to kiss you. Now I know why.
[He smirks with the tease, but it fades into something softer and sincere.]
[He takes a deep breath and nods, the corners of his mouth curving upward for a moment in... pride? Satisfaction? No. Not those, but he can't figure out... what. Maybe happiness, but that doesn't feel... totally right.
But it fades, because he still doesn't know... he's still missing something. Something that keeps him from leaning in again even though... he kind of wants to.]
[He lets Steve lift his head, and he looks at him, hears what he says, wants to believe it, but feels like he has to apologize for his whole existence sometimes.
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He pulls back not long after that. But not far.
With his hand still on the back of Steve's neck, he looks at him a little nervously.]
That okay?
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The girls always did love to kiss you. Now I know why.
[He smirks with the tease, but it fades into something softer and sincere.]
It was perfect.
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But it fades, because he still doesn't know... he's still missing something. Something that keeps him from leaning in again even though... he kind of wants to.]
Steve...
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[Steve's smile fades, suddenly worried by something in Bucky's expression, his voice.]
Is something wrong?
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I'm not...
[He pauses, wets his lips, tries again.]
I'm... missing. Something.
[A lot of things.]
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You'll get it back.
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I'm sorry.
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[Steve's tone asks him to look up, and he lifts Bucky's chin with his finger if he doesn't.]
You don't ever have to apologize to me. Got it?
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But he doesn't say that.]
Okay.