"I went to school for art, whenever we could afford the classes."

It seems like a lifetime ago to Steve, sometimes. The brick building on the corner where he'd meet up with Bucky after class when the other was getting off work at the docks. The cold walk back to their hole in the wall apartment four floors up.

"The boxing....sort of became a necessity. I..get into a lot of fights. My best friend thought it would be good if I knew how to actually win them, on occasion."

Because sitting down and ignoring something Wrong isn't something Steve can do. Even if it usually ends with him getting beaten up in an alley again for his trouble.