"Shut up, Steve."

That was said with more emotion than he's let slip so far, a sharp snap that's accompanied by an expression that Steve might know well. It was the scowl that Bucky always wore when he heard anyone being an asshole about Steve's looks back in the day, usually right before he went over and gave them a piece of his mind.

"You looked amazing then, and you look good now, so don't you dare make out that you weren't."

He loved Steve for who he was, skinny or tall.