“I could take you anywhere, you know. We could – you could go away for a while. The world hasn’t been kind to you and maybe you need to just –”
“No, Bucky. I have to go back. Thank you for coming for me.”
“Of course, Nat. You know I’m always here for you.”
–Black Widow #18
I never asked – never wanted – to be Captain America. But that mask, those stars and stripes, that shield…they change you. I can see now the burdenthat Steve’s always carried. And it feels strange to admit I want that burden back… But underneath it all, what I really know is…I want to deserve it…somehow.
– James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)
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