This kills me every time I see it. In gifs, in the movie, even in stills. You can see the pain and fear in every ounce of Bucky; The way his arms shake, how heavy he’s breathing, and especially in his eyes in that last gif. He knows what’s coming, and he can’t stop it. Maybe he’s tried in the past, but that leads to something worse. He knows he’s about to forget, and the time maybe more so than ever, he doesn’t want to forget. He wants to know why he recognizes that man from the bridge, and now that chance is gone because of freakin hydra.
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.
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