Bucky would have to be blind to not notice the way that Steve has become more conventionally attractive, but he had thought his best friend beautiful back with the curved spine and the ribs that stuck out everywhere, so he felt a pang of mild sorrow that things were changing so quickly.

"I don't think you should be going out now."

He wouldn't move to physically stop Steve, but he still thought it was important to raise objections.

"We don't know if whatever this is, is contagious. We don't know if you're safe in yourself, or if you might collapse or-- or if you're safe around other people either. You should stay here until we know what we're dealing with."