"That's not true," Steve says, quietly, still holding on. He's going to hold on for as long as the man in his arms can stand it, really. It... might not be entirely for James' sake. There is a part of Steve that not only misses Bucky, but also misses James.

And maybe he's about to start talking out of his ass right now, but what he's going to stay is still something he truly: "All we have are memories, right? So if you remember things - if I remember things - then they really happened. And I remember."