james.

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[james. @rustedassassin]

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[james. @rustedassassin]

@moralmissions to steve, too."

bucky averts his gaze and moves on to a different set of legos, just to suppress the feeling of melancholia rising in his chest. "this one take you long to build?"

[james. @rustedassassin]

@moralmissions and i got."

there's a fond smile on his face before they glance back at peter, "rebecca barnes. that’s my sister. my ma always taught me to take good care of the family, y'know? gotta be the man of the house. we didn't have much then, but we had one another, and that extended »

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[james. @rustedassassin]

Stretches, shirt riding up his torso, as he awaits for his coffee to finish brewing.

[james. @rustedassassin]

@moralmissions of a smile ghosting on his lips, "hope you’re good to her. family’s all you really got."

[james. @rustedassassin]

@moralmissions before steve became captain america anyway. but then i fell off a train."

weird's definitely an understatement.

they're leaning closer, inspecting the built structure in front of them with a kind of curious sparkle in their eyes.

"your aunt sounds nice," bucky nods, the hint »

[james. @rustedassassin]

Food smells a lot better. Taste, too.

[james. @rustedassassin]

My favourite part ‘bout the 21st century? Smells.

[james. @rustedassassin]

Lots of smells everywhere. Good ones. Really strong sometimes, but it’s part of the charm.

[james. @rustedassassin]

never thought the moon landing would be possible.

[james. @rustedassassin]

clearly, i have a reputation to maintain. let's keep that between us.

[he lights up at the mention of--] star wars. [they pause, embarrassed by the immediacy of his response.] . . . always liked futuristic stuff, before. outer space, and everything. »

[james. @rustedassassin]

@bleedingedgc is, but Tony probably gets the implication.

"And like you said," there's a cheeky smile tugging at the corner of his lips, "this place's accommodating to strays, isn't it?"

[james. @rustedassassin]

@bleedingedgc No one, perhaps, but themself.

"Heh. Guess we've all got our own burnin' pile of trash to deal with."

At his question, Bucky blinks, sitting up straighter. Right. ". . . Couldn't sleep," he admits, shrugs again. "Stuff's too loud. You know?"

He doesn't specify what 'stuff' »

[james. @rustedassassin]

There are dark circles under their eyes—but when aren’t there?

[james. @rustedassassin]

Alright. Enough moping. He has to get up.

[james. @rustedassassin]

Exhaustion settles over his body, shoves him into a deep freeze; they feel paralysed, today. Hard to leave the bed. Can’t leave the bed.

[james. @rustedassassin]

@bleedingedgc they had nobody.

Bucky slides on the seat across from Tony, props their chin on their hand as he watches him eat. He breaks into a grin at the final verdict. "Yeah? Banana, huh? Guess I gotta try that for next time."

[james. @rustedassassin]

@bleedingedgc A shrug, a dismissive wave of his hand. "Still gotta be my mess to clean."

He's grateful for Tony, really—glad that Steve has him and the rest of the Avengers to count on in his reawakening. Trustworthy people. Teammates. /Friends/.

When Bucky had come to, they thought »