Embers are special, see, because they’re the last dying light. And there’s a chance for a fire again inside of them, there’s something burning there, but it’s not burning brightly and it’s not burning steadily. Embers are fragile. They’re small. Embers are what’s left after everything else burns away, when nothing else is there anymore because every last thing went up in smoke and ashes. But the thing is, if you give an ember a push, if a particular breeze comes along, if you add a little more tinder, that ember will light a whole new bonfire. It just needs the right help.
Bucky once looked up to see everything he was in smoke. He looked back down and saw himself broken and burned. He saw himself an ember, barely the meaning of himself left and nothing else.
But people can be embers and just because they’re a dying light doesn’t mean they’re the last light. All he needs is the right push, because putting out a fire is easy, but building one again from the embers is hard.
Happy Birthday, Steve!! You're an angel. :) -BB