BREATH CAME IN HARSH PANTS. Wide eyes looked at Barnes who was crouched in front of him. Funny how the tables have turned, Sam's partner taking care of him instead of the other way around.
Bucky's touch was grounding as sure fingers cupped his neck before moving to his cheeks. Wilson found himself unable to break their gaze as each pair of eyes stared into the other's soul. There were few who knew Sam so completely but Bucky was one of them.
Together they breathed. In. Out. In. Out.
Sam's shoulders shuddered as calm slipped over him like a warmth cloth. "I thought I was over this," he muttered. "We've been back for months but I can't escape the crippling fear this is all in my mind and we're not back in reality." @scrgeant gets a starter!