blondie or bird boy?

@brknsymbol​ said: relax, i’m trying to help.        training   /   sparring   rp   meme.

　　　　Shuri  kept  forgetting  that  climate  wasn’t quite  the  same  between  America and  Wakanda.  For  someone  that  liked  to  plan  and organize  things  with  some  kind  of  chaotic meticulousness,  she  did  keep  making all  the  wrong  choices  when  it  came  to  packing a  bag  every time  she  went  visiting  her  friends  in  New  York.  Damn,  for  how  chill the  night  breeze was,  the  princess wasn’t  even  sure  she  owned clothes  that  were  heavy  enough. Not  that  her  pride  would  allow  her  to  ask for  an  additional blanket  or  whatnot, of  course.  Although that  didn’t  quite  stop  others from  noticing  she was  still  freezing even  thirty  minutes after  coming  back  from  her  walk  in  the  city.  

　　　　That  always surprised  her  a  bit,  the  fact  that  people  outside her  family  knew  how  to  read  her. It  still  made  her  eyes  fill  with  surprise  every  time  Bucky  did  it,  even  despite all  the  time  they  had  spent  together in  Wakanda,  and  it  definitely made  her  look  at  Sam  Wilson  with  not  completely hidden  shock  as that  jacket  fell  on  her  shoulders.  «  Well,  that’s very  chivalrous.  »  A  simple thank  you  would have  worked  just  as  much,  but  Shuri  preferred  keeping a  smirk  on  her  lips  as  she  instinctively  wrapped the  jacket  around herself.  «  I  don’t  know  how  you  guys  survive with  this  weather. »  

“ did you just name drop jesus christ like you know a guy who knows a guy ? ”   //   @brknsymbol​

“ —— BET YOUR ASS I DID. WE GO WAY BACK. ”  liam and one jesus christ could be a sore subject, he’d gone back and forth with his own religion many times before and for good reason too.  “ i figure we got close enough once that i’m allowed. ”

“ look ,  you  wanna  pay  your  respects ?  go  ahead .  but  at  least  be  honest  about  the  kind  of  man  he  was . ”    @brknsymbol​

there’s a second where his mouth opens, but his brain catches up before he actually says anything -- giving him another moment to actually process instead. it was a tough topic, not really something you sat around the dinner table and chatted over. but it was also just a tough time for everyone, regardless of their relation. was it really so wrong to discuss someone’s shortcomings while also bringing up that they did good at the same time? scott didn’t think so.

“  if you didn’t make popcorn for movie night you are moving out right now.  ”

breathing grows heavy under the lights of the sun that has just begun to shine on the grassy knoll of bucky’s favorite running spot.  central park isn’t exactly known for its places to hide, but he’s no longer looking for an opportunity to hide away.  in fact, if he could MAINTAIN being seeing he might avoid slipping himself back into the shell of his mind.

his hand slips into his pocket, pulling out the oddly well kept book that first held steve’s pop culture suggestions and now housed bucky’s own needs.  he crossed off most names on the list, including the ones that make for a harder day to be had, but he didn’t want to part with this.  besides. . . something tells him the now famous man running up behind him would not be too PLEASED if he got rid of the book that had written evidence that he introduced steve rogers to marvin gaye.

“  what took ya so long, slow poke?  ”                  his lips curl just enough, eyes shimmering in the glow of the rising sun.  there are more people in the park now than there had been when they’d started their morning ritual.  that’s ok.  more people to see him give sam’s shoulder a soft shove as he reaches down for his water bottle.  the book stays in his hands.  the open page is blank.

it’s like he was waiting for an excuse to add something good to it now.