[ They're mirroring each other and that's either a good sign or a bad sign or it's just a sign of knowing that they'll fumble through this together. Bucky can't claim he doesn't have experience with this, with trying to test the waters and figure out how to make heads or tails about what the signs are pointing toward when it came to attraction and feelings and all that. But he hasn't had that experience in eighty years, so he may as well be as new to it as she is. ]
Good, 'cause I wanna be able to see you more, now that I know you can manage a portal outside my door. [ The corners of his lips pull up, just a little in the slightest of smiles, probably closer to a soft smirk when he says this because he knows that's the real reason before adding: ] And to keep the plant from dying. I don't wanna ruin something you gave me.
[ They're not there yet, when it comes to their feelings for each other but he might not just be talking about the plant. She's giving him her trust and her affection and that is not something he's taking lightly, because he doesn't want to ruin either of those things. He's giving her those parts of himself as well, allowing her in and he's trying to do his best and not take those step backward in retreat because it's new for him. ]
I don't know who you think I know, but I don't think any of 'em are prettier or more interesting than you. [ He's looking at her dead on as he says this, because that's the important part of it all, behind the talk about sparing her feelings. ] I wouldn't have told you that you could come over, if I was just tryin' to spare your feelings or if I wasn't interested. I don't do that. The history books might talk about me being a flirt, but I only did it with women I was interested in.
[ There's a beat, as he makes sure she isn't looking down or away or trying to put her attention on something else - like the food that they had sitting, untouched - because he knows he tends to lean on props like that when they're available to him and he doesn't want to expose those vulnerabilities more than they already are. ]
I flirt with you 'cause I'm interested. I want you here, 'cause I'm interested. I later texted that asshole who thought I was you, telling him to lose the number, 'cause I'm interested.
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Good, 'cause I wanna be able to see you more, now that I know you can manage a portal outside my door. [ The corners of his lips pull up, just a little in the slightest of smiles, probably closer to a soft smirk when he says this because he knows that's the real reason before adding: ] And to keep the plant from dying. I don't wanna ruin something you gave me.
[ They're not there yet, when it comes to their feelings for each other but he might not just be talking about the plant. She's giving him her trust and her affection and that is not something he's taking lightly, because he doesn't want to ruin either of those things. He's giving her those parts of himself as well, allowing her in and he's trying to do his best and not take those step backward in retreat because it's new for him. ]
I don't know who you think I know, but I don't think any of 'em are prettier or more interesting than you. [ He's looking at her dead on as he says this, because that's the important part of it all, behind the talk about sparing her feelings. ] I wouldn't have told you that you could come over, if I was just tryin' to spare your feelings or if I wasn't interested. I don't do that. The history books might talk about me being a flirt, but I only did it with women I was interested in.
[ There's a beat, as he makes sure she isn't looking down or away or trying to put her attention on something else - like the food that they had sitting, untouched - because he knows he tends to lean on props like that when they're available to him and he doesn't want to expose those vulnerabilities more than they already are. ]
I flirt with you 'cause I'm interested. I want you here, 'cause I'm interested. I later texted that asshole who thought I was you, telling him to lose the number, 'cause I'm interested.