Well, he's not wrong. B doesn't really like hearing that. But mostly because it makes him feel... sad. For Steve. He knows Steve hadn't ever really been into those dates... but it'd been important that he be there. Or it'd seemed like it, at the time. It's not like they could have had this, back then. Not really. Neither of them were ready, and the world would've smashed them down so hard they might never have gotten up again.

And there's a little part of him that wonders just how far Steve has separated him from all the other Buckies, if that shared history is still a "him" and not a "you". Or if that's Steve still honoring his wish to not be the same guy he used to be, even for the parts that are still the same. It's something to chew on, but probably not important. Especially not in this moment.

He rubs his thumb up through Steve's hair, back and forth. "Well," is what he says, voice soft, "turns out you were wrong. How about that."