There was one but of course I tried to make a friendship with them. If there had been more I would have tried with them, too. Just like I try with every Bucky I meet and Nat and Tony. But that's not because I am trying to replace the ones I had. I wasn't trying to replace you.
[He steps closer and leaves his hands tense at his sides. ]
I knew that, once, I found a dear friend in a place I didn't expect. I wasn't trying to duplicate that. I never could, even if I wanted to. But that didn't mean I couldn't meet them on their own terms and see if we could find common ground.
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[Steve isn't ashamed of that answer.]
There was one but of course I tried to make a friendship with them. If there had been more I would have tried with them, too. Just like I try with every Bucky I meet and Nat and Tony. But that's not because I am trying to replace the ones I had. I wasn't trying to replace you.
[He steps closer and leaves his hands tense at his sides. ]
I knew that, once, I found a dear friend in a place I didn't expect. I wasn't trying to duplicate that. I never could, even if I wanted to. But that didn't mean I couldn't meet them on their own terms and see if we could find common ground.