#steve rogers #this is so important to his character #he thought Bucky was dead #he didn’t make the decision to go save Bucky here #he made the decision to go save dozens? hundreds? of men #who were held prisoner by a crazy nazi #who thought he was a god #he knew the army couldn’t do anything to save those men #and he knew there was a very strong chance that he wouldn’t survive #he still didn’t really know the full extent of what he could do at this point #he had only barely scratched the surface #but it was the right thing to do #and I’m sure as he was packing #he got his hopes up about Bucky #like maybe I can find him too #but this decision right here #in this moment #it wasn’t about Bucky #it was about saving people #and that’s what makes Steve who he is (via reclusiveq)