[ Steve's trying and maybe the kissing helped a little, because he lets Bucky pull him closer, starts to move with him a little less self-consciously. It's not the most graceful or impressive thing, but it's less stiff by a fair amount.
Back when they'd been younger, he'd always thought Bucky had just wanted to teach him to dance so he could be less useless on all those double dates he was getting dragged on. He wonders what else he must have missed in all those looks and touches and offers he'd never let himself think too much about.
Of course, he also has no idea how he might have reacted if he'd noticed. The idea of rejecting Bucky is entirely foreign, but he wonders if he would have been brave enough to let anything happen, either, or if they would have just been trapped in a sort of stalemate. It's not as if he'd never noticed Bucky, either, because it's impossible not to notice him when he turns on the charm. Steve used to melt into crowds, at least to anyone other than Bucky, but Bucky always stood out like a beacon that Steve couldn't help but follow and couldn't help but want just a little.
He leans his forehead against Bucky's, nothing but warm affection on his face now. ]
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Back when they'd been younger, he'd always thought Bucky had just wanted to teach him to dance so he could be less useless on all those double dates he was getting dragged on. He wonders what else he must have missed in all those looks and touches and offers he'd never let himself think too much about.
Of course, he also has no idea how he might have reacted if he'd noticed. The idea of rejecting Bucky is entirely foreign, but he wonders if he would have been brave enough to let anything happen, either, or if they would have just been trapped in a sort of stalemate. It's not as if he'd never noticed Bucky, either, because it's impossible not to notice him when he turns on the charm. Steve used to melt into crowds, at least to anyone other than Bucky, but Bucky always stood out like a beacon that Steve couldn't help but follow and couldn't help but want just a little.
He leans his forehead against Bucky's, nothing but warm affection on his face now. ]