[ thomas has to clear his throat again, briefly. he turns from the device as he does it, but bucky can probably still hear it. he knows that it's true: bucky has experienced the reality more than once now. (the inverse is true as well: thomas has experienced the reality of it with bucky as well — and he remembers all too well how good it had been.)
still, it feels bold to say as much, to give voice to it. it shouldn't, perhaps, but it does to him. ]
We should [ for a moment, he's not quite sure where he's going with this. then he rallies. ] Go for dinner sometime.
[ He doesn't even wait to answer, can't pretend he's not giddy and eager about it. Thomas is normally so reserved and it feels pretty good to have him make a move like that. Bucky doesn't really question where they stand so much, but still this leaves him feeling warm and buzzing as Thomas continues to make him feel like he's a teenager again in all the best ways. ]
[ it's a strange thing, realising how happy bucky sounds at that, how such a small thing can make bucky this happy. it reminds thomas, again, of the fact that they know each other in different ways, that bucky has known him a lot longer than he has known bucky.
that they are at different points, perhaps. that he has the ability to hurt bucky a great deal more than he often realises. ]
I think — I would, too.
[ he can't remember the last time he deliberately set out like this. what is it called these days? a date. ]
[ Dinner. Shared smiles. Maybe sneaking a few kisses along the way. Sex is great, but what Bucky really craves is affection and intimacy. It brings him so much closer back to feeling human again. ]
[ shave, that is. thomas happens to find the stubble rather attractive, in all honesty. although he imagines he'd find bucky equally attractive without. ]
[ Thomas really is great at making Bucky feel attractive, though. There's a big difference between liking how he looks and knowing that someone else does. ]
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still, it feels bold to say as much, to give voice to it. it shouldn't, perhaps, but it does to him. ]
We should [ for a moment, he's not quite sure where he's going with this. then he rallies. ] Go for dinner sometime.
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[ He doesn't even wait to answer, can't pretend he's not giddy and eager about it. Thomas is normally so reserved and it feels pretty good to have him make a move like that. Bucky doesn't really question where they stand so much, but still this leaves him feeling warm and buzzing as Thomas continues to make him feel like he's a teenager again in all the best ways. ]
I'd like that. A lot.
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that they are at different points, perhaps. that he has the ability to hurt bucky a great deal more than he often realises. ]
I think — I would, too.
[ he can't remember the last time he deliberately set out like this. what is it called these days? a date. ]
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[ Dinner. Shared smiles. Maybe sneaking a few kisses along the way. Sex is great, but what Bucky really craves is affection and intimacy. It brings him so much closer back to feeling human again. ]
I might even shave.
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You don't have to. On my account.
[ shave, that is. thomas happens to find the stubble rather attractive, in all honesty. although he imagines he'd find bucky equally attractive without. ]
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[ Thomas really is great at making Bucky feel attractive, though. There's a big difference between liking how he looks and knowing that someone else does. ]
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then: ]
Sometime next week?
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[ He's glad this isn't a video and Thomas can't see the stupid, giddy face he's making, but he's pretty sure it's clear through his voice, anyway. ]
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[ thomas' features are far less expressive, but there's a hint of a smile on his face as well. equally unseen. ]