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STEP, FALTER, TURN
Buck Compton/Dick Winters

When he sees how badly Buck is struggling in the wake of his triumphant return to Easy Company, Dick doesn’t know what to say to comfort the other man. He tries his best anyway.

Author's note: I’m technically a day late with this bad boy, but I wanted to get at least one more fill done for the easycotroopers  Rarepair Meme so I’m posting it anyway.

The lovely arwen88  gave it a quick speed read but it hasn’t been officially betaed. Let me know if you spot any glaring inconsistencies, though I can’t promise I’ll fix them unless absolutely necessary.

kore , I hope it’s even a little of what you were expecting from your prompt!

Read it here on AO3.

It was a stark and troubling contrast to the Buck Compton that Dick had met back in Aldbourne, and had been so relieved to see in Ste.-Marie-du-Mont, with his expansive gestures and easy, tactile nature.

That Buck Compton had slung an arm around Dick’s shoulders with little concern for propriety when he’d caught him on the way back to his billet and towed him off to the privacy of a nearby storage shed where they might steal a moment together, keeping up a loud and affable dialogue the whole while. This Buck Compton looked like he might shatter like so much toppled porcelain if Dick made a similar overture now, and not least because Dick’s capability as an engaging conversationalist only extended so far.

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