Billy smiled, looking into Bucky's eyes with an intimacy he'd never felt between them, and he felt his breath fall away as suddenly those lips were on him.

He'd imagined this hundreds of times, but nothing could compare to the reality of it. There was a moment of hesitation on Billy's end- unsure- before he responded, a soft sound on his lips as the kiss was over far too soon for his liking.

"...very real-" he replied numbly, bashful and grinning like an idiot. "Can we do that again?"