It's Bucky's turn to cross the distance between them to hug Steve. There has been... some ways, literally a lifetime since he has been close to anyone with this kind of faith in people, unreserved and unapologetic. And Bucky had no doubt whatsoever that Steve meant every single word, completely.

"I'd... almost forgotten." Well, he had forgotten (never known?), but that doesn't count. "Definitely a lot to figure out, but I won't shut you out. And I'm still around if any sidekick work needs doing." The reassurance doesn't take away the problems, but it does make them more manageable.

And even though it wasn't him, and he hadn't remembered, he's missed this steadiness, the presence, the friendship, his brother (or the brother of the guy who'd died decades ago) in his life.

"How are you doing anyway?"