Pre-war Steve and Bucky sitting on the roof of their apartment in late autumn, cause Steve's having an asthma attack and doesn't have an inhaler. Basically Bucky being silly to distract Steve, while also being worried about his fella.
Steve sitting in the vee of bucky’s legs, back against bucky’s chest, trying to focus on the feel of bucky’s heart and the press of his skin whenever bucky inhales long and deep, exhales slow and even
and bucky’s voice in his ear, telling him stories about his day at work, greatly exaggerating how the lady down the hall from them had yelled at him for walking too loud, one hand rubbing slowly over steve’s chest in slow circles, the other pointing out the barest hint of stars through the cloud and glare of the city
bucky knowing that the autumn chill is bad for steve’s lungs but hopes that the fresh air (as fresh as it gets in the city at least) helps more than the cold hinders as he does everything he can to keep steve thinking about other things as they wait out the attack
bucky, always prepared, tucking a blanket over steve’s legs and keeping him warm from behind, kissing behind his ear ands steve’s body starts to relax, starts to sag against him
bucky waiting until steve’s fully asleep before lifting him carefully, blanket and all, and carrying him inside, able to take a proper breath himself as he listens and hears the lack of a wheeze in steve’s soft breathing














