continuation with @infiniitystones from here !
restless might be putting it mildly . this guy looks like he's overwhelmed more than anything , a sort of distant look to his eyes that Bucky can relate to a little more than he would care to admit . he doesn't know much about this kid ( well , not kid ... ) but he knows the look , and knows how to feels . he's had too much blood on his hands to really ever wash them clean . he's seen it all , done it all .
the difference here is that Nova hasn't done much . the stones did , guided by horrible beings , but he himself ? he hasn't done anything just yet . Bucky has lived through everything he's done . even if he was Winter at the time , that didn't matter . he had been stuck in the back of his mind , banging on the bars of a mental cage and screaming while his body had moved on its own .
still , he gives Nova time for the moment . he watches as he grabs his arm , slate blue eyes sliding down where he's gripping . pain ? Bucky doesn't know too much about this guy , but he knows a panic when he sees it , no matter the level of it or where it's come from . it's just something that can be seen miles away by Bucky .
" I mean , if it helps , I don't think of you as that normal . you've got a lot of power , " Bucky starts , crossing his arms over his chest loosely . not defensive , not to seem protective of himself . just ... casual . he even leans , pressing his metal shoulder into the wall next to him , and his hands loosen a little more .
his face ? that really loosens up , muscles relaxing as his eyes soften , and Bucky draws in a soft breath , letting it out as he mulls the answer around his head for a brief few seconds . " you aren't what you're made of . you might have the stones and sort of be them , but you're a new being from all of them . it wasn't like you could control when you were being used , " he points out , carefully .
