All I ask

“There was a time when I thought… maybe Steve felt something for me, something like what you mean” he says, his eyes are glued to the soft grass under his body, the gentle sway of the strands to the wind, “It was during the war, a few weeks after the rescue in Azzano, we were twisting around in the tent, I was cold as ice and he was a living furnace” he smiles when he remembers that months before that moment, it was the other way around with them, “so, we were wrapped up around each other, alone in the tent, and after a long time of silence, I swear to god I heard him say ‘I love you, Buck’ ” Shuri gasps quietly and he turns to look at her, a smile immediately forming on his face when he sees her completely invested in his story, she would only need a tub of ice cream and some tissues to make it look like she’s watching a tragic love story. Which… it kinda is, a least to Bucky.“What did you say then?” she asks, urging him to go on. Bucky swallows around the lump in his throat and looks down again before answering “Nothing. I pretended I was asleep.”

Title taken from Adele's song "All I ask" cause I always felt like Bucky'd like that song and he'd want Steve to know how he feels even if it wasn't mutual. Which it is.