"There's being overwhelmed and then there's trauma." Bucky gives a little shrug. "I knew I'd have to convince you I was worth a shot, or to at least rethink your plans." Didn't expect Tony to drop the ball as badly as he has, though; not that he's surprised when all is said and done. "Even if you flat out rejected me, figured we would have fun getting there."

Bucky shrugs, and puts his hands in his pockets. "End of the day? I wanna take care of you. That means a lot of different things for a lot of different reasons."