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[abide]

That was about a year ago for me. [ Since then, it's been literal hell, and he's already told Tony about Ultron. But he didn't ask him here to talk about that, which is just pushing into uncomfortable territory. ] During that time, HYDRA had an asset. Used him to try taking out me and Nat. [ He pauses. ] Fury. Anyone HYDRA saw as a threat-- Pierce orchestrated all of it.

[ As far as he knows anyway. Still, they're old memories, and he's frowning now, hesitant as the words form on the tip of his tongue. Eventually, it's just a quiet question in the silence of the room. ] Have you ever heard of the Winter Soldier?

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[ For the first time, Tony attempts to contemplate Fury as anything but an immovable, immortal pain in the ass. Ditto Cap and Nat, for that matter.

He can't say he likes the train of thought. ]

Unsurprisingly, no. But something tells me that was HYDRA's "asset".

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[ All he can do is nod confirmation on that. ]

Not many knew about him, and those who did are dead. [ Except for a random few, and there's a subtle shift in his stance so that he's between Tony and the door, eyes on him but something hollow in the way he looks forward. Recalling all of those files, the information that no one should learn and no one should have ever had to experience. ] After we stopped Pierce, I went after him. But not for the reasons you think. [ There's so much more than that, and it feels like he's right back in the hospital after waking up from nearly drowning in the Potomac, the conviction to find him no matter what the cost burning strong. Now, it's about protecting him and doing what's right. What he should have done when he'd read about it. ]

He's my best friend. [ And there's a slight curl to his mouth, almost bittersweet. ] I'm sure you know that story.

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[ For a moment Tony's expression does nothing, which may be more alarming than not. But he slots the pieces into place easily enough, new information clicking with old — Captain America's best friend, infamously lost to the tundra. The Bucky Barnes he's met here, so far removed from anything they were taught about in museums or books, constantly carrying a haunted look around with him.

The way he fought those Caducans, like they were barely even a threat. ]

—Barnes? [ Who else? It's barely a question. ] Jesus...