Bucky's gaze is soft with affection as he watches Liza go about the kitchen in her quest to make coffee. He's only been leaning against the doorframe for a minute or so, but he doesn't announce his arrival quite yet... In the quiet hush of the morning, he wants to just appreciate her all to himself for a few precious moments.
It's only when she appears to be battling with the coffee filter that he finally speaks up, voice still rough from sleep.
And jesus, he is acutely aware of the way his heart seems to stumble within his chest as she turns her head to look at him, that small pout far more adorable than it has any right to be. Oh, he really is an absolute goner when it comes to her, isn't he?
A low chuckle rumbles in his chest at her warning, ❝I wouldn't dream of insinuating you were ever harmless,❞ he pushes off the doorway then, and slowly makes his way over to her spot at the counter. When she turns to fully face him, he is already behind her, and he gets to experience those pleading eyes up close and personal. Yep, a complete and total goner ━━━ As if he seriously needed any confirmation at all.
Both hands come to rest gently along her upper arms, flesh and metal giving a reassuring squeeze as he meets her gaze, ❝Alright, I'll have a look at it, see if I can't get it to cooperate here...❞ Then he carefully ushers her just off to the side, so he can get a proper look at the current source of his girl's problems.
Taking the filter in his right hand, he doesn't think twice before he's lowering it into the coffee machine. Granted, it does take a few adjustments before it lays down properly, but once it has, he reaches for the container of ground coffee. And after putting in enough for four people, in case Amity and Steve want any, he pushes the start button and then turns to Liza, ❝I'd say you definitely softened it up for me, that's why it went that smoothly.❞