there's this moment in the Bucharest apartment where Bucky slams Steve to the ground seemingly out of nowhere, at which point Steve sees the metal fist come right at his face at lightning speed (Bucky was really aiming for the floorboards under Steve's head), and I find a couple of things truly batshit insane remarkable here, like:
1) Bucky's faith that Steve was going to dodge fast enough to not get his head bashed in along with the floorboards. (GURL MAYBE WARN A GUY NEXT TIME WTF)
2) the fact that Steve literally had the shield right there strapped to his arm, and when he thought Bucky was attacking him, he didn't try to defend himself OR fight back. he did dodge, but otherwise he was just going to let Bucky maul him. just like that. because doing anything else might have entailed hurting Bucky first, and Steve was not going to have that happen again. once in a lifetime was more than enough - it was already too much.
3) I think for a second his mind brought him back on the helicarrier, and his brain just short-circuited right there and then. watching Bucky come at him with raised fists, again, looking to hurt him. to kill him. I don't think Steve ever really entertained the thought, even for a minute, that Bucky might remember him and still choose to turn against him - not until this split second right here, where the thought may have flickered to life in the back of his panicked mind. and even then!! even then!!!! Steve would have still chosen death over fighting back. and people wonder why I can't get over these guys. pshh
4) honestly they're two fucking idiots and they could just learn to communicate, but nooooooo, no no no. that's the easy way out. better to just trust their respective lives in each other's hands blindly and hope for the best. that's the sensible thing to do! right??
5) wouldn't it be so fucking funny if they both sometimes genuinely forgot that no, they can't actually communicate telepathically and no, the other cannot actually read their mind, just because they usually work and move in perfect sync like a well-oiled machine and can still read each other's body language like they haven't been apart for 70 years. yes that would be hilarious and also the source of several accidents, I want that please
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