IC Inbox - Duplicity

[lednikovyy]

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text. directly after the caitlin thing

[etch]

so i may have just asked caitlin to move in with us and i probably should have asked you first you need to meet her again before she does because if you're not happy with it happening she won't move in okay bye i'll see you later

[look, he's still out for his run, and it's a whole lot easier to use that as an excuse than to admit that he's actually worried about what bucky thinks about all this.]

[lednikovyy]

you contracting her or just trying to get us all arrested?

it's fine either way. just want to know what I'm in for.

[etch]

[it takes a while for his response to come because he really is out for a run. but once he stops for a drink again-]

We didn't really get around to talking about that.

Are you sure you're alright with it? Because I won't blame you if you're not.

[lednikovyy]

yes but if you're getting us all arrested, you have to tell me so I can sleep with my gun.

[ Because he's not going quietly. ]

[etch]

I'll talk to her about. No one is getting arrested.

[though, there is one other issue they're going to need to resolve]

Do you mind if I sleep on your floor for a while?

[lednikovyy]

take my bed. I'll sleep on the floor.

[etch]

You're not sleeping on the floor, Buck.

[lednikovyy]

neither are you.

[etch]

I'll get a cot. There's enough space for one.

[lednikovyy]

share the bed with me. I'm not watching you go to sleep on a cot every night.

[etch]

If you hog the covers, I'm punching you in the face.

[lednikovyy]

no you're not.

[etch]

Sure about that?

[lednikovyy]

pretty sure you're not going to punch me in the face, yes. you'd better not pull my hair, either.

[etch]

I suppose you'll have to wait and see.

[never mind that a single blanket would probably be enough, given that he'll inevitably end up octopus hugging bucky through the night.]

[lednikovyy]

I'll try not to keep you up.

[ Nightmares. He's sure Steve's probably heard him pacing around the apartment at night or two since he moved in. ]

[etch]

Maybe you'll actually start waking me up instead of trying to keep it to yourself.

[lednikovyy]

you must be talking to someone else. maybe I'll sleep better.

[ Maybe it's a weird thing to admit, but Bucky feels safer with Steve close by. More secure and grounded in the world around him. ]

[etch]

Maybe.

[well, they can hope, at least.]

Just don't worry about waking me up. I want to know.

[a brief delay and-]

Besides, you're not the only one who has nightmares.

[though granted, he's pretty sure his aren't anywhere near as bad as bucky's]

[lednikovyy]

you ever think you'll get sick of coming to my rescue?

[ Because whether Steve remembers it all or not, Bucky's needed a few rescues since the war. The one in the war had been pretty big, too. ]

[etch]

Never.

End of the line, Buck. We've got a long way to go yet.

[lednikovyy]

yeah you're probably right. figure we've got at least another 50 years of looking this good.

[etch]

I guess that means we've got plenty of time to work out our retirement plans.

[lednikovyy]

I already have plans. I just want some peace and quiet, but you can come ruin it sometimes if you want.

[etch]

Such a gracious invite. I'm flattered.

I'm getting back to my run now. See you in an hour or so.