Bucky doesn't look away until Sam has left the relative safety of the shrine; he puts his clothes back in order, slowly, not bothering to wipe away Sam's spend from his chest, instead lazily rubbing it into his own skin before it becomes absorbed in the material of his dress uniform.
Seems unlikely anyone else would be able to smell it... or identify what they're smelling.
He opens the privacy screen to allow the shrine to air out a bit as he sits, staring at the candle on the altar.
His metal hand still smells like Sam.
Eventually he rises to his feet and makes his way out of the maze. Walks, as he has nowhere to be in the morning nor any reason to rush, through the palace grounds, the surrounding city. Past the farm he grew up in and into the woods.
It's deep in the pre dawn night when he arrives at the witch's door. He's exhausted, and unhappy, and frightened. He needs advice.
"I've done something incredibly foolish," he tells her as she lets him into the cottage.
"You've fallen in love with the impossible. You haven't abandoned your post," she replies. "The first is merely unfortunate. The latter would be foolish."
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Date: 2022-12-27 09:21 pm (UTC)Seems unlikely anyone else would be able to smell it... or identify what they're smelling.
He opens the privacy screen to allow the shrine to air out a bit as he sits, staring at the candle on the altar.
His metal hand still smells like Sam.
Eventually he rises to his feet and makes his way out of the maze. Walks, as he has nowhere to be in the morning nor any reason to rush, through the palace grounds, the surrounding city. Past the farm he grew up in and into the woods.
It's deep in the pre dawn night when he arrives at the witch's door. He's exhausted, and unhappy, and frightened. He needs advice.
"I've done something incredibly foolish," he tells her as she lets him into the cottage.
"You've fallen in love with the impossible. You haven't abandoned your post," she replies. "The first is merely unfortunate. The latter would be foolish."