Bucky can't help the way his lips curve into a small, relieved smile, even at the soft kiss. Yeah, it hasn't been nearly as long for him, but there's something about knowing that Steve still wants to do this even after a year of being separated on his end that means... a lot. It means a fucking lot, and for all that to Bucky, it feels like all that shit hit the fan just a couple weeks ago, at most, he doesn't really want to waste time being mad about it right now. There's still plenty of shit to figure out, of course, but it can wait until they're out of this forest, at least.

"Whatever. You're the sap who wants to kiss a sap," is the best comeback he's got, as they link hands and start making their way through the woods.

Now it's his turn to laugh; "Yeah, I've gotta admit - all those times I pictures myself having adventures on an alien planet, I usually had a laser gun and I wasn't lost in the woods with a fully-clothed companion."

So most of the pulps he'd read had involved scantily-clad women. So sue him. Not that he'd turn down a scantily-clad Steve, but that's a separate point.

"As long as nobody falls into a lake this time, I might call it good," he adds. Steve's not the only one acutely aware that the Atroma are not around for any do-overs.