“I’m sorry. I didn't mean to”
Bucky is walking into the gym when he spots Stephen and Loki meditating in the center of the room. Tony is in the corner doing yoga with Bruce while Rodey and Quill are at work. Bucky walks over to the punching bag and begins his reps.
He quickly begins working through the anger caused by the latest incident. Steve had had the audacity to go on TV and tell everyone that Tony was hindering their ability to save people. No one was listening to him except those that had already been on his side. Which Bucky has to admit isn’t that many people to begin with. But it still hurts that Steve would do something like that. It still hurts that this is the first time in a week that he’s seen Tony relaxed and not in damage control mode. In fact Tony looks not only relaxed today, but also dare Bucky say happy.
Bucky lands a particularly strong hit to the bag when he thinks about how Steve almost ruined Tony’s life and the bracket holding the bag to the ceiling bends and snaps and the back goes flying towards Tony only to be blocked by two walls of orange and green magic and Bucky stares wide eyed.
“I’m sorry. I didn't mean to,” Bucky says hand going to cover his mouth and Bucky doesn’t notice the tremor in his hand but Tony does and he makes his away across the gym and immediately wraps himself around Bucky like some kind of octopus.
“Get off me,” Bucky says not wanting Tony to get hurt.
“Hmmm nope,” Tony says resting his cheek on the top of Bucky’s hair, making him into a pillow.
“I almost hurt you,” Bucky says.
“Not intentionally and I’m fine,” Tony says.
“I could hurt you,” Bucky says.
“James Barnes, there are a lot of things that could hurt me. My suit, my board of directors, a very dedicated chicken. You’re not special,” Tony says.
“But!”
“Bucky if Hulk accidently hurt Tony would you blame him?” Bruce asks sitting against Bucky’s side while Loki takes a position on his lap and Stephen leans against his back.
“Well no,” Bucky says.
“Then don’t blame yourself,” Bruce says calmly and Bucky starts feeling a little better and after cuddling with them for a bit he finally registers what Tony said.
“A dedicated chicken? Really?” Bucky asks making the others giggle.
“We took Maria to a farm. Let’s just say you will never get Tony Fucking Stark near a chicken coup ever again,” Tony says and Bucky laughs as several sets of laughter rumbles around him. Covering him, protecting him.
It feels good.