[Although he's laid down with his eyes closed, Sam's approach is easily picked up on. He knows that the man isn't hiding his approach. That he's purposely allowing himself to be heard. And that alone is enough to have his shoulders untense a little.
It's the silence though. That's what gets to him. What makes it clear that he's been caught out. Sam is giving him space. Isn't pushing his teasing any further. Which means that he knows what happened in the time between that first image and now.
The apology is left hanging in the air between them, Bucky making no sign that he's even heard it. It's a dismissal of those words. A refusal to accept them because they aren't needed. Sam isn't the one responsible for how things ended, and Bucky isn't ever going to hold something like that against him. Not anymore. They taunt, they tease. That's how they work. It isn't Sam's fault he stumbled across a landmine along the way.]
You got any idea who that guy is?
[Erik. Technically the reason for their whole conversation.]
[ For Sam it's a simple equation. He knows he pushed and stepped on something that blew up on Bucky. He doesn't apologize to be forgiven - he knows Bucky of all people won't hold this against him, something that wasn't malicious and Sam had no way of knowing. Now he knows better. The apology is because regardless of intention, regardless of forgiveness not being necessary, Bucky got hurt and deserves to hear an apology for that. Sam is content to have said it, and he's neither surprised nor hurt that Bucky doesn't say anything to acknowledge.
They work because they can trip each other's failsafes and still move on alongside each other.
The change in topic confuses Sam for a second until he remembers what prompted their conversation. ]
The dude on the network, Erik? No clue. Our world, but from 2018. Before Thanos. Name doesn't ring any kinda bell.
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It's the silence though. That's what gets to him. What makes it clear that he's been caught out. Sam is giving him space. Isn't pushing his teasing any further. Which means that he knows what happened in the time between that first image and now.
The apology is left hanging in the air between them, Bucky making no sign that he's even heard it. It's a dismissal of those words. A refusal to accept them because they aren't needed. Sam isn't the one responsible for how things ended, and Bucky isn't ever going to hold something like that against him. Not anymore. They taunt, they tease. That's how they work. It isn't Sam's fault he stumbled across a landmine along the way.]
You got any idea who that guy is?
[Erik. Technically the reason for their whole conversation.]
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They work because they can trip each other's failsafes and still move on alongside each other.
The change in topic confuses Sam for a second until he remembers what prompted their conversation. ]
The dude on the network, Erik? No clue. Our world, but from 2018. Before Thanos. Name doesn't ring any kinda bell.