[ Steve indulges in a smile at that little detail, although it's not exactly a happy one. Yeah, it doesn't surprise him to hear that Bucky was on the quiet side, although it also reminds him of how that wasn't always the case. ]

It didn't used to be that way. He was chatty, charismatic, the kind of guy who could light up a room and snatch up everyone's attention.

[ He takes a long sip, then sets the glass down with a little more finality, focusing his attention solely on Geralt now rather than getting too caught up in old memories. ]

That changed after... well, everything. He got a lot quieter. Maybe that's why you reminded me of him. You're both not the most talkative until you get to know someone, or you're joking around in the middle of a fight.

[ For them, fighting became so normalized that they could joke around through it. ]

And yeah, some people also called him the White Wolf.

[ So, it was a few things. ]