Bucky didn't know a lot of women who hadn't instantly fallen in love with their children and devoted their whole hearts to raising them no matter what their possible flaws were, but he knew they existed. Perhaps it really was different on Letha's world and giving birth to a healer was an abomination, but it wasn't the kid's fault that she was what she was.

"Then you're gonna have to be the protection and support she needs without her." That wasn't an easy thing to put on anyone's shoulders, much less a teenager with empathy problems. But he had decided to be a father, so that made this baby his responsibility. "You have friends that can help you out."