[Bucky smiles as she speaks. It's small, but genuine. Even more than the words, he can hear it in her voice, and in the way her expression changes when she speaks. That's what love looks like, no matter what you are, apparently.]

She sounds like an amazing woman. And you're right, that image won't ever leave you. A lot of things about it won't ever leave you. Trust me, I know. [His tone is even, but he swallows before he speaks again.]

But you've gotta understand, at least in your head, that the only way you could violate her trust is by not fighting some creature that thought it'd be a laugh to put on her face for a while and try to kill you. That's all it was. Are you really gonna let these bastards pretend some trick can hold a candle to the woman you just told me about?