[ steve reaches out and holds bucky's shoulder. he can only imagine how hard it is for him to deal with all the stuff hydra did to him. ]

The right person will be patient, Bucky. Love isn't just about what you can offer but what someone else is willing to offer in return. You don't know that someone won't accept all that if it means having you too. And you're pretty great, someone else will see that too.

[ steve waits patiently, let's bucky work through what he needs to work through. he knows he's holding back but he doesn't push. ]

Yeah? I think that's doable.