Since neither really knew how to be romantic with each other anyway, and their friendship has always been borderline romantic from the start, 'thanks pal' was a perfectly acceptable response. Steve cradled Bucky in one arm and propped his head up with the other bent behind him.

He couldn't stop smiling and he didn't try not to, grinning openly at the ceiling as he listened to Bucky breathing.

"I've done it a whole lot of times," he confessed. "In my head though. But I've got a pretty good track record with getting my thoughts out on paper."