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James Buchanan Barnes ([personal profile] lefthandfree) wrote2016-07-16 07:08 pm
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battletested: who dressed him in plaid, fire them. ([ avengers ] 49.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's only around Bucky. Steve ducks his head into an unguarded smile as Bucky rattles off guesses that are deliberately so far off the mark. ]

Even better. C'mon.
battletested: white tank top. chipper. ([ tws ] 47.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve rubs at the back of his neck, self-conscious. Bringing it up now doesn't seem relevant. ]

Even better than that. This way.

[ There's a staircase that leads up directly to the roof and down directly to the ground floor in case of a fire, and Steve jogs up it, constantly looking back to see if Bucky is keeping pace. ]
battletested: dress uniform. smiling. ([ tfa ] 33.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They come up to the door with the sign hanging off the handle, and Steve shifts his weight to his other foot waiting. Excitement radiates off him, but so does nervousness. ]

Go on buddy, open the door.
battletested: smiling to myself. ([ tws ] 24.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well he's only got to measure up to Bucky in the best friend department, and though he'll never get there it won't stop a fella from trying. Steve's heart balloons at the smile, it should be easier to breathe than it is. ]

There's refreshments in the icebox. You wanna start with the tent?
battletested: white tank top. chipper. ([ tws ] 47.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's a lot bigger on the inside, so I'm told.

[ Steve tucks his hands into his pockets, then immediately takes them out, and sort of... well, hovers, before he thinks there's maybe something more productive he should be doing. There's a rolled up mat by the icebox, so he busies himself spreading it next to the telescopes. ]
battletested: greens. looking offscreen. thoughtful. ([ tfa ] 20.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve is deliberately taking a ridiculously long time with this mat, and definitely not looking over to see how Bucky's getting along with the tent. He's not worried, but keeping an eye on him is an instinct he can't and won't silence. ]

Yeah, Buck?

[ He's trying (and failing) to contain how much he's beaming. The wonders of the world to him are wonders, true, but they don't sink in and inspire the same excitement they always did — do — in Bucky. He was always the one filling up the silences between them with Verne or Wells, dragging Steve to the shop to get comics. ]
battletested: you were going to say polish sausages. ([ tws ] 78.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw.

[ One-handed. Score one for Rogers. Steve smooths over the corner of the mat and stands, grins at Bucky. ]

C'mere and help me fiddle with the telescopes, would ya?
battletested: you said you were a pilot. ([ tws ] 73.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Would if I knew how.

[ He picks up one of the manuals and opens it to a page showing them how to change the lens focus. The one facing is tripod adjustment. The star chart, he hands to Bucky. ]

Anything you wanna look at first?
battletested: if that's what you call running. ([ tws ] 36.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve laughs, quietly. ]

Let's try Mars or Jupiter.
battletested: I did just do another lap. ([ tws ] 48.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
You gotta ask me properly, Barnes.

[ Still grinning. Steve bumps Bucky's right shoulder with his before he follows his gaze over the map. The palace is at the equator, almost, and it's absolutely clear, spread with a sea of stars. He moves the other telescope a little away so they have space to flank one, and turns it. ]

Focusing left.... [ fiddling with the knobs ] here, have a look.
battletested: casual wear. smiling at sam. ([ aou ] 19.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-16 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The silliness is familiarity — Steve just hopes (there it is again, ever present where Buck is concerned) it feels real enough for Bucky. To let himself have it, and not think it's some horrific standard he needs to keep measuring up to (especially) when he can't do it. ]

[ Steve leans in, resting his chin on Bucky's shoulder, withdrawing when he straightens. ]

Wow, they weren't kidding about these.
battletested: the helmet was great. ([ tfa ] 32.)

[personal profile] battletested 2016-08-17 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
We are gonna be here all night.

[ Which is still not enough time. Steve straightens only to adjust the telescope towards Saturn instead of Jupiter — nice surprise for Buck to see the rings with how clear this lens is. ]

If you're thirsty there's drinks in the box.

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