Steve's own outcry joined the chorus-like laughs and yells of the other riders as the ride went on. He stole a glance at Bucky as they crept up another incline and at the sight of his windblown hair and happy expression, he smiled, forgetting the panic of the shaky ride for a split-second.
Bucky grinned as he heard Steve's shout, glancing over at his friend. "You doing okay?" He shouted to be heard, raising his eyebrows.
Steve laughed; smiling through it all. "Yeah," He shouted in reply, which was mostly true, "This is great– aside from the fact that this thing is almost as old as us."
Bucky laughed a little. "And?" he repleid. "So what if it is?" he looked forward, squinting against the wind as they started to come back to the end.
Steve laughed, letting out a sigh of relief and easing his grip on the metal bar, "It's old," He said, "Damn rickety too, if ya haven't noticed. Too rickety."
(ok so apparantly– 'a little while' has turned into a long while :( I'll try to get on tho)
(wait, why? What's going on?)
Bucky laughed a little. "Yeah, but it's holding together. So I don't see a problem." He arched an eyebrow at Steve.
(its fine– i didn't mean for it to sound so dramatic lol, just have to do a shit ton of gardening)
Steve smiled, shaking his head as the ride slowed to a stop. "Yeah– but it doesn't look or feel like it's gonna hold," He chuckled, "That's the problem."
(oohhh okay. I was really worried lmao)
Bucky laughed, shaking his head as the bars holding them down disengaged. "It does not." he replied.
"It does," Steve insisted, raising his eyebrows and nodding, "Did you see how it shook when we were lookin' up at it from the line?" He smiled, shifting and eager to get off of the dreaded track, "It's unstable."
Bucky got out, shaking his head again and laughing. "It seems perfectly fine to me. Nothin' wrong with bein' a little rickety."
"Mhm, famous last words," Steve said through a laugh, stepping out of the idle car and onto the platform with Bucky, "But it's more than a 'little rickety'. It's dangerous, I think"
Bucky shook his head. "Nope. If it was dangerous, then they wouldn't let people on it. Really, Steve." He replied. "Really."
Steve sighed, smiling. He had a point– but the structure itself was still terrifying. "Accidents happen," Steve shrugged, "It might only be a matter of time."
Bucky shrugged as well. "Maybe so." he replied, looking over at Steve. "I doubt they'd let it happen, though."
"Hmph, probably not," Steve said, smiling and walking back onto the boardwalk, "I wouldn't have a problem if it was a little sturdier lookin' but, oh well."
Bucky shook his head a little, laughing quietly to himself. "Alright, alright." he looked over at Steve again. "Now where are we going?"
"Mmm, we could walk along the beach for a bit," Steve suggested, glancing at the distant waves under the early evening sky and to the blinking lights that lined the stands of carnival food. "Maybe go on a few rides, maybe grab a quick dinner?"
Bucky nodded a little bit. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." he replied with a faint smile, looking around the area for a moment.
Steve smiled, noting how much Bucky's overall demeanour differed when he'd found him limping in an alleyway to the present; a softened posture and easy smile instead of the trembling hands and wild eyes. "Sure," He said, letting out a soft sigh as they walked along the beach, "The other rollercoasters look a little more stable, which is good."
Bucky nodded a little. "We going to go on more, then?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He still didn't remember everything but he was slowly remembering more, and that was all he really wanted.
Steve lightly shrugged. "Sure, if you like," He said, smiling as he looked down, kicking a pebble as they walked, "But we don't have to. Though– I think we oughta go on the Ferris wheel at some point."
Bucky nodded a little bit. "Alright. Whatever you'd prefer." He replied with a soft smile, looking up at the sky for a moment.
Steve nodded faintly, following Bucky's gaze to the sky. The clouds were hued with the faintest bit of orange, and the air was cool around them. "The sunset's gonna be nice," He pondered aloud, looking up at the sun just hinting towards the horizon.
Bucky nodded. "Yeah. Maybe we'll see it from the ferris wheel." he suggested, looking over at Steve with a soft, faint little smile.
"Yeah, maybe," Steve said, smiling shyly as he remembered his confession on the balcony the evening before, "You wanna get some dinner?"