It's one word, but Steve hears the gentle echo through the vent. He hasn't been in here long enough to be going crazy and hearing things quite yet. Bucky's nearby. That's good. Well, he hopes it's good. He'd hate to think he'd made anything worse for Bucky. He just can't handle the idea of walking away and leaving anyone outnumbered like that, especially not someone he'd like to think of as a friend.
He pushes himself up off of the cot and moves to the floor, sitting next to the vent with his back to the wall. If he makes too much noise, the guards will come check on them. Maybe they'll move Steve.
Instead he just sits and listens for a moment, but when he doesn't hear anything else, he bends and ducks his head down towards the vent.
"Bucky?" His voice is just above a whisper. He hopes it won't carry any further than it has to to get to Bucky. Maybe he's next door, just on the other side of this wall. Maybe they can keep each other sane in here.
Mostly, Steve just wants to know if Bucky is okay. He'd been in one piece before, but a lot of things can happen in... however much time it's been. He can't even say.
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He pushes himself up off of the cot and moves to the floor, sitting next to the vent with his back to the wall. If he makes too much noise, the guards will come check on them. Maybe they'll move Steve.
Instead he just sits and listens for a moment, but when he doesn't hear anything else, he bends and ducks his head down towards the vent.
"Bucky?" His voice is just above a whisper. He hopes it won't carry any further than it has to to get to Bucky. Maybe he's next door, just on the other side of this wall. Maybe they can keep each other sane in here.
Mostly, Steve just wants to know if Bucky is okay. He'd been in one piece before, but a lot of things can happen in... however much time it's been. He can't even say.