"Buck," he says, because he can't fix that. He can't just give up being Captain America, because that's what he does. That's just what he's a natural at. And he knows Bucky was by his side. He's Bucky Barnes, he also gets his own museum exhibits. But Steve understands.

"You know I didn't want you there. I want you by my side, not behind me," he says, because of course, in his mind, he always faces the sun.

"And... when have you ever cared what everyone else thinks?" he asks. He knows it's not easy. Steve, on the flip side, had never really cared about being in Buck's shadow, back when he was. In those days, he'd just been happy to have Buck pay him any attention.