[ Bucky starts to shrug out of his jacket. Focus on the game, he reminds himself.
Even before, he was good at compartmentalizing and putting on a brave face. He'd been the oldest and he'd had Steve to look out for. It had always seemed important to be okay so that he could be there for everyone else and that skill had served him well in the war. It had let him be strong for the men around him and later it had helped him to hide what he'd been through at Azzano from Steve. Sure, Steve had had some ideas, but Bucky would never tell him about the worst of it. He still hasn't, though he's sure Steve knows now.
He pushes it across the table at Brock with a smile that probably still has a few cracks in it, but he thinks they understand each other enough that Brock won't call him on it. ]
We tried to play this once in the snow. Got about a layer down before half the men bailed.
[ Bucky had been fine, but in retrospect it's easy to tell why now. ]
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Even before, he was good at compartmentalizing and putting on a brave face. He'd been the oldest and he'd had Steve to look out for. It had always seemed important to be okay so that he could be there for everyone else and that skill had served him well in the war. It had let him be strong for the men around him and later it had helped him to hide what he'd been through at Azzano from Steve. Sure, Steve had had some ideas, but Bucky would never tell him about the worst of it. He still hasn't, though he's sure Steve knows now.
He pushes it across the table at Brock with a smile that probably still has a few cracks in it, but he thinks they understand each other enough that Brock won't call him on it. ]
We tried to play this once in the snow. Got about a layer down before half the men bailed.
[ Bucky had been fine, but in retrospect it's easy to tell why now. ]