[ Bucky had never been all that into soldiering. He'd joined the army because they'd been at war. Fighting Nazis had always seemed like a worthy cause. It still does. Being a sniper is something he'd been really good at, but being a soldier had just been a necessity for survival and for keeping Steve safe and winning the war.
As the Winter Soldier, he hadn't been much of a person at all. He couldn't say what he'd liked or thrived in, because he hadn't. He'd simply existed, like a hammer. ]
Didn't used to feel like the world was gonna end.
[ And maybe that's no true. The 1940s had been a strange time. The Nazis controlled a lot of Europe. That had been pretty scary at the time. Then there was his capture at Azzano. It had felt like the end of the line. ]
But no, I don't really sleep well. Haven't in a while.
[ As they talk, he lays out his low bet. The hand's not great, but it's not nothing. ]
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As the Winter Soldier, he hadn't been much of a person at all. He couldn't say what he'd liked or thrived in, because he hadn't. He'd simply existed, like a hammer. ]
Didn't used to feel like the world was gonna end.
[ And maybe that's no true. The 1940s had been a strange time. The Nazis controlled a lot of Europe. That had been pretty scary at the time. Then there was his capture at Azzano. It had felt like the end of the line. ]
But no, I don't really sleep well. Haven't in a while.
[ As they talk, he lays out his low bet. The hand's not great, but it's not nothing. ]