[ Wordlessly, Bucky starts to work on the block. This is what he'd been preparing for, anyway. He wants to protect people the way he used to. It's not always easy remembering how, but he'll get there is he pushes enough.

After a moment, he can't help throwing back the words. ]

I don't bite is the kind of bullshit people throw at you before they bite you.

[ There's at least a little humor in his voice, though, if Bruce bothers to look for it. ]

Now I just have to hope your bites are fuckin' playful.