[He should've known better than to be so blatant about the food, in retrospect. But Steve takes heart from how his journal and the pictures move around.
He's not expecting it when the journal completely disappears, though. Still, he takes it as a good sign and makes sure he keeps breathing and tries not to worry.
He almost succeeds.
When the journal reappears he goes over every wrinkle in every page, every sign that Bucky had been through it, and what he paid the closest attention to.
The postcard he reads and rereads and tries to suss out the meaning of. What's the last mission? What happens when it's over? Why Coney Island?
Steve has no idea. He promised he'd stop looking, but as he stares at the postcard, he gets the urge to see Coney Island again. He'd gone, once, after waking up from the ice, when he was still trying to figure out how much the world had changed, but he hadn't spent long. He just couldn't do it.
Well. Maybe it's time for another visit. Just to see. And if the postcard is a deeper message from Bucky, then... then he'll see.
So he goes to Coney Island on a bright summer's day in a ball cap and sunglasses. He knows it's a crappy disguise, but it's astonishing how few people recognize Steve Rogers when all they know of him is Captain America.
He buys a hot dog from Nathan's and wanders for a bit, listening to the happy screams and laughter until he finds a spot on a bench that manages to have a good view of both the water and the crowds. He pulls out his journal and sketches scenes in front of him and scenes from memory.
He promised not to go looking for Bucky. So if Bucky's here, and wants to find him, then Bucky can find him. He's even got a bag of candied nuts if he does show up.
If not, then Steve will just go home, no worse for wear. Either way, he'll have some sketches, and that's not a bad way to spend a day.]
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He's not expecting it when the journal completely disappears, though. Still, he takes it as a good sign and makes sure he keeps breathing and tries not to worry.
He almost succeeds.
When the journal reappears he goes over every wrinkle in every page, every sign that Bucky had been through it, and what he paid the closest attention to.
The postcard he reads and rereads and tries to suss out the meaning of. What's the last mission? What happens when it's over? Why Coney Island?
Steve has no idea. He promised he'd stop looking, but as he stares at the postcard, he gets the urge to see Coney Island again. He'd gone, once, after waking up from the ice, when he was still trying to figure out how much the world had changed, but he hadn't spent long. He just couldn't do it.
Well. Maybe it's time for another visit. Just to see. And if the postcard is a deeper message from Bucky, then... then he'll see.
So he goes to Coney Island on a bright summer's day in a ball cap and sunglasses. He knows it's a crappy disguise, but it's astonishing how few people recognize Steve Rogers when all they know of him is Captain America.
He buys a hot dog from Nathan's and wanders for a bit, listening to the happy screams and laughter until he finds a spot on a bench that manages to have a good view of both the water and the crowds. He pulls out his journal and sketches scenes in front of him and scenes from memory.
He promised not to go looking for Bucky. So if Bucky's here, and wants to find him, then Bucky can find him. He's even got a bag of candied nuts if he does show up.
If not, then Steve will just go home, no worse for wear. Either way, he'll have some sketches, and that's not a bad way to spend a day.]