[ asset to the us government and bucky’s fucking goat. that’s his life now. ]
Okay, I’ll see what she says. [ a beat. ] Don’t, uh, let this get between you and Ash. Or Greer. I want you to be happy, man. You’ve been really happy.
[He has to bite back a comment on using that particular word to describe himself. There's still a lot Bob doesn't know about him, and he knows he's end up blaming himself if he mentioned it now.
So instead-]
What I have with them is only temporary. You and Yelena? That's permanent. So I guess it's a good thing you make me happy too.
[ softly, ] It’s not either/or, for me. That’s all I’m saying.
[ bucky shouldn’t miss out on anything. ]
But. [ audibly touched, smiling into the phone. ] Yeah. I mean, yeah, I feel the same way. [ whatever that feeling is. ] The other day was — the best. With you.
[...well, it was only ever a matter of time before that came up.]
It shouldn't have happened like that. [Though he'd sound a lot more apologetic about it if he regretted what they'd actually done.] It shouldn't have taken a plant to make it happen. You deserve better.
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[ asset to the us government and bucky’s fucking goat. that’s his life now. ]
Okay, I’ll see what she says. [ a beat. ] Don’t, uh, let this get between you and Ash. Or Greer. I want you to be happy, man. You’ve been really happy.
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So instead-]
What I have with them is only temporary. You and Yelena? That's permanent. So I guess it's a good thing you make me happy too.
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[ softly, ] It’s not either/or, for me. That’s all I’m saying.
[ bucky shouldn’t miss out on anything. ]
But. [ audibly touched, smiling into the phone. ] Yeah. I mean, yeah, I feel the same way. [ whatever that feeling is. ] The other day was — the best. With you.
[ things that sound so stupid out loud help. ]
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It shouldn't have happened like that. [Though he'd sound a lot more apologetic about it if he regretted what they'd actually done.] It shouldn't have taken a plant to make it happen. You deserve better.
[A beat-]
Next time, it will be.
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[ whywouldyousaythat. this is why he doesn’t talk on the phone. ]
Definitely, uh, won’t say no to next time. Better, though, I just don’t know.
[ better than dreamboat bucky barnes putting the moves on you for the first time, unlikely to impossible. ]