[Steve had been shocked that time he heard it, because it was the last thing he expected. But he'd been intrigued too and the idea had been like earworm buzzing in his brain until war business had put it to the back of his mind. He didn't bring it up again, especially since Bucky himself couldn't remember it.

Maybe this would jog his memory. ]

You certainly aren't going to find out from the doorway. And really, this is the first thing you think of? How I tied myself up?

[He wasn't tied up, not really. A few quick tugs of his wrist and he'd be free. It was the illusion of it that counted, or so Steve thought.]