Maybe not, but you have to ask yourself, Bucky; are we ever going to be okay? Are you going to get to a point where you're comfortable with it? Do you need time? Or do you think your life is always going to be so dangerous that the idea of having someone in it is an automatic no?

[He hated that he was pushing, that he felt like he was. But he wanted Bucky to actually think about it. To ask himself if he'd ever be willing to be with someone publically. Male or female.]