The fact that Bucky doesn't throw the sweatshirt in his face means... a lot. More than it probably should, honestly, but when has Steve ever been reasonable about anything.

Still, "Yeah, well. Maybe it's not the right thing for you." He'd just wanted to try something. To help.

But then, "I guess there's a reason you didn't want me to find you," he huffs out, softly. Maybe thinking this time, things would be different than how they'd gone back home was just stupid. He'd promised Bucky, before, the Bucky he'd married, that he'd try to be here for him.

But this Bucky, with these experiences...

"I'm sorry. I know you wanted orders, or protocols, or whatever, but - maybe you shouldn't be getting them from me."