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the winter soldier.
bucky barnes; white wolf. walking the threads of #corneliastreet. planned ship. banter and other interactions welcome.
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it is small, almost unnoticeable, but bucky can see a tiny flicker of panic behind her green eyes when he mentions the dates. of course, he already knew that she was sent by someone, that she had much more information than she was leading him to believe, but the momentary +
As he looked up at her, their eyes met in a stare that could be described as anything other than what most would expect to find in their gazes. It was calculating, thoughtful, and he was clearly searching for something. She did her best to hide any emotion, though. Sure, it +
+ just finishing in the background, the jukebox crackling and popping until it settles onto something else; he doesn't recognize it.
"yeah . . . yeah it's gettin' kinda late, huh?" bucky glances at the clock, then back at valentina. "i'll uh . . . probably see you back here +
+ wants. this is easier said than done, however. a testament to whatever training she had to have received.
"you sure know a lot about years, valentina." his tone is quiet, but slightly less accusatory than he had intended. "you a history major too?"
the comment she makes about the year almost makes bucky pause for a moment, the soldier wondering how she knew what year it was that he returned to the present, but he is quick to remind himself that it is all public knowledge now. natasha romanoff released all of hydra and +
The hesitation is clear in his eyes, but she sees no sign of aggression. Whether he is onto her or not, she has yet to piece together. Bucky is a puzzle, and one of the more complicated ones. Her job is to capture him for Hydra, yes, and she plans on doing so, but there was a +
+ a normal person to know.
still . . . he cannot shake the feeling of distrust that he has for this woman, and when he finally tears his gaze from his shoes, he simply studies her for a moment, trying to read /anything/ that could give him an idea of who she is or what she +
bucky hesitates. for the second time in over seventy years, bucky hesitates, eyes flickering between valentina's outstretched hand and her face. despite what she may believe, he knows that she is only pretending to be interested in him in the way that she is. he knows that she +
Moving back to the dart board, Val pulled the darts out as Bucky answered her question. Part of her was surprised by his answer, but considering the life he had been living with Hydra, it wasn't THAT much of a shock. She expected a simple 'no', but he didn't shut her down. +
+ relents and steps over to take the outstretched hand. his movements are somewhat clumsy, hands trying to find the right places as bucky struggles /not/ to step on her shoes, but he eventually settles into what he /thinks/ is right . . . though he's avoiding eye contact, +