"He's having so much fun he'll probably be pissed at us for interrupting," James snorted, tension relaxing marginally. He'd needed the feel and taste of his lover, to reassure him the other man was safe. That HYDRA hadn't taken this from him, too.
Even when he remembered Barnes was watching, he couldn't bring himself to regret it. He did slide the mask back on before he turned to his past self, but sure enough, Barnes was staring at them in wide-eyed shock.
"What the fuck?" Barnes demanded.
"Escape now, talk later," James replied, cold and flat. He eyed Barnes, who was still kneeling on the floor for the obvious reason that the soles of his feet were bloody ribbons. Give his past self this much, that had to be agony but he wasn't so much as whimpering. "I'll have to carry you out."
Barnes snorted. "You ain't gonna get far unless you're as strong as Steve..."
"Yes," James interrupted him, and leaned down to scoop him up.
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Even when he remembered Barnes was watching, he couldn't bring himself to regret it. He did slide the mask back on before he turned to his past self, but sure enough, Barnes was staring at them in wide-eyed shock.
"What the fuck?" Barnes demanded.
"Escape now, talk later," James replied, cold and flat. He eyed Barnes, who was still kneeling on the floor for the obvious reason that the soles of his feet were bloody ribbons. Give his past self this much, that had to be agony but he wasn't so much as whimpering. "I'll have to carry you out."
Barnes snorted. "You ain't gonna get far unless you're as strong as Steve..."
"Yes," James interrupted him, and leaned down to scoop him up.