assetandmission:

…I don’t understand why people think Steve is emotionally compromised by Bucky (or “blinded by Bucky”) in Civil War. 

Because, seriously:

• Steve said no to the Accords before Bucky even appeared in the movie. His argument was centred around how the Accords could exploit the Avengers. Bucky wasn’t even a factor at that point in time.

• Steve was in Lagos to stop Rumlow from starting biological warfare. Yes, Rumlow distracted Steve by mentioning Bucky, but we knew Rumlow was going to set off that bomb the moment he told his soldiers that he wasn’t going to meet up with them, and activated his missiles. Steve’s love for Bucky had absolutely no involvement in the outcome of this scene, beyond the fact that Rumlow chose to taunt Steve with it. The battle had long begun, with civilian casualties already occurring. 

• When Natasha asked Steve to sign the Accords, Bucky still wasn’t in the picture and Steve still said no. There’s absolutely no evidence of emotional compromise, even though it’s Peggy’s funeral so you expect Steve to be emotional: he’s not fighting, or arguing, or trying to convince Natasha not to sign. He just says he can’t sign.

• When Steve finds out Bucky is alive, he doesn’t even dispute that Bucky could have bombed the U.N. He says to Natasha “If [Bucky]’s this far gone, I should be the one to bring him in, because I’m the least likely to die trying”. That’s not exactly a statement teeming with emotion. In fact, it’s pretty fucking logical, since Steve broke the Soldier’s trance before. 

• Steve stops the government from trying to kill Bucky on sight, but does not stop them from arresting Bucky and doesn’t resist arrest himself. He even tells Bucky ‘this doesn’t have to end in a fight’ in the hopes of peaceful arrest. Steve’s not emotional, he’s not being difficult, he’s not fighting the government; instead, he asks about trial proceedings and a lawyer as they take Bucky away. Emotionally compromised? Hardly. 

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