[ He leaves out the fact that Thomas had gotten along with both Steve and Peggy well. He also leaves out the fact that there's a little ache in his chest when he thinks about the man. ]
this isn't weird, right? I never got to tell you before. I wanted to and then I wound up here.
[the typing dots are there and gone multiple times, responses being written and deleted as he tries to work out how to put his thoughts in to words. how to explain to bucky that--]
It's weird, but it doesn't change a thing between us. You're still you, and I'm not going to start thinking any less of you for it.
I've been talking to the other you about this stuff. It's normal in the future, and as long as the people involved are happy, it's not my place to judge.
[not that he wants to judge. while it may not have been legal back home, it wasn't unheard of either. and as far as he's concerned, bucky's happiness will always take precedence.]
So as long as you're happy, I am too.
[though that doesn't mean he won't need to go have a conversation with a punchbag before he heads home tonight]
[ It's that simple, really. Bucky cares about Thomas a lot, but Thomas isn't here and that was never going to take precedence over Steve or the fact that Steve is his family. The only person who'd really come close to that had been Peggy in the end, but she's not even here. ]
and I never hid anything from you. things just changed, I guess. I still like women. a lot.
[ Because that's important, too. Bucky wasn't sitting back in the 40s hiding some big gay crush on Steve or anyone else. It wasn't there. There was never a part of him that really thought about it back then. Even now, he's far more inclined to go for women. He's only been with the one guy. ]
[ Bucky's not so sure on that, except that back on Earth, Steve had known about Howard and he hadn't even brought it up until they saw the footage, like maybe Steve had planned to just ignore it entirely. Maybe Steve really isn't going anywhere. ]
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[ And while they hadn't met through Steve, they'd certainly gotten a lot closer through him. Bucky honestly trusts Steve's judgment pretty highly. ]
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[which one, bucky? which one?]
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no
[ And considering where he was before he wound up here, it's a worrying thing. ]
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[well. that certainly didn't go to plan.]
Do we need to have a talk about the friends each of us have made here?
[in other words, do they need to have an awkward conversation to make sure they don't end up sleeping with the same people?]
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oh god I hadn't thought of that. I don't think it would bother me, but if something would hurt you, tell me and I won't do it.
[ and then he hastily sends the next part before he can delete it and change his mind. ]
if Thomas Nightingale shows up, don't sleep with him. probably let me know he's here.
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Thomas Nightingale.
[he's not judging. he just...isn't sure what he's meant to be thinking right now.]
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good man. ww2 vet like us.
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[that he's a good person. he'd like to believe bucky has at least some taste in...friends.]
If he turns up here, I want to meet him.
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[ He leaves out the fact that Thomas had gotten along with both Steve and Peggy well. He also leaves out the fact that there's a little ache in his chest when he thinks about the man. ]
this isn't weird, right? I never got to tell you before. I wanted to and then I wound up here.
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It's weird, but it doesn't change a thing between us. You're still you, and I'm not going to start thinking any less of you for it.
I've been talking to the other you about this stuff. It's normal in the future, and as long as the people involved are happy, it's not my place to judge.
[not that he wants to judge. while it may not have been legal back home, it wasn't unheard of either. and as far as he's concerned, bucky's happiness will always take precedence.]
So as long as you're happy, I am too.
[though that doesn't mean he won't need to go have a conversation with a punchbag before he heads home tonight]
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[ It's that simple, really. Bucky cares about Thomas a lot, but Thomas isn't here and that was never going to take precedence over Steve or the fact that Steve is his family. The only person who'd really come close to that had been Peggy in the end, but she's not even here. ]
and I never hid anything from you. things just changed, I guess. I still like women. a lot.
[ Because that's important, too. Bucky wasn't sitting back in the 40s hiding some big gay crush on Steve or anyone else. It wasn't there. There was never a part of him that really thought about it back then. Even now, he's far more inclined to go for women. He's only been with the one guy. ]
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[because living or dead, he can't imagine a world where bucky isn't his best friend.]
Buck, you don't need to explain anything. I told you, this doesn't change anything. I'll always have your back, no matter what you do.
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me, too. I'd follow you to hell and back.
[ He kind of already has. ]
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[when things start getting too heavy, slide right back to mocking each other, right?]
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