You speak of destiny as if it was fixed

Bucky had a bright smile on his features as Steve spoke.  All of it sounded like a fantastic idea.  He nodded his head, his features still bright.  There was nothing he would like more.  ”That sounds like a brilliant idea,” he said his hands in his pockets.  ”Cept…don’t really got any money,” he replied glancing down a bit.

"Yeah, about that. Living with Tony Stark on top of the backpay from the military? I have more than enough to probably support about a thousand people. So. Money isn’t really anything you need to worry about anymore. I really don’t even need all of it.”

Bucky gave him a sad smile.  "Look at you Steve...you finally made it..." He shook his head, his hand resting on the clothes Steve had pulled out for him.  "I ah...guess I should go shower... Yeah?"

Steve brightened, looking from Sophia to James with a wide smile. “Yeah?” He shrugged, though his smile never left his face. “Just making you feel at home. Just like old times. Hey, you guys should go get cleaned up. After that we can go clothes shopping, or I can show you some of the neat things about this time like electronics. And then if you’d like, I can introduce you to some of the finer parts of this time for dinner tonight, like carry out. Or you know…” He trailed off, in thought. “Even better, a homecooked meal.”

Bucky had a bright smile on his features as Steve spoke.  All of it sounded like a fantastic idea.  He nodded his head, his features still bright.  There was nothing he would like more.  "That sounds like a brilliant idea," he said his hands in his pockets.  "Cept...don't really got any money," he replied glancing down a bit.

He nodded, thinking. "I can move the couch cushions and blankets into the room, if you'd like. But there is gonna be plenty of room on this bed if you wanna stay with us."

Sophia looked between the two of them then shook her head.  "Cushions will be fine," she told him, looking around the room again.  James looked towards Steve and grinned.  "I think you have a fan."

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Bucky grinned over at him, nudging his shoulder playfully. ”Like that old place huh?” he tilted his head, that...

You speak of destiny as if it was fixed: catchinguponlosttime: wintersdaemon: Bucky grinned over at him,…

Sophia did like this Steve.  For someone from a world without daemons, he understood that he should respect and acknowledge her too.  "Something comfy to sleep on?" she asked tilting her head to the side.  

Bucky grinned over at him, nudging his shoulder playfully. ”Like that old place huh?” he tilted his head, that smile still on his features. He really had missed Steve, and god life in that world would be dull and gray without him being there. He...

"Nah...I'm far too hard to kill for that," Bucky replied nudging him with a teasing wink.  "You're stuck with me cap."

Bucky grinned over at him, nudging his shoulder playfully.  ”Like that old place huh?” he tilted his head, that smile still on his features.  He really had missed Steve, and god life in that world would be dull and gray without him being there.  He didn’t know what he’d do without him.

Steve smiled. “Yeah, something like that,” he said with a grin. He had missed Bucky just as much. If Steve was a better man, he should be doing the right thing and getting him back to his true world. But Steve wasn’t. He was selfish and he needed his best friend here with him and as far as Steve was concerned, it was still the same man. “Christ, I missed you.”

For a moment Bucky hesitated then moved over to him.  He pulled him close, hugging him tight.  "I missed you too punk..." He stepped back, giving him a bright smile.  "It's so good to see you..."

Steve chuckled, looking at Bucky. Despite it having been years, despite the fact that this Bucky wasn’t exactly the same one that Steve grew up with, the feelings he had for the man were still there, same as ever. “No. Some things never do change.”

Bucky grinned over at him, nudging his shoulder playfully.  "Like that old place huh?" he tilted his head, that smile still on his features.  He really had missed Steve, and god life in that world would be dull and gray without him being there.  He didn't know what he'd do without him.

Steve's room was messy, unlike the tidyness of the rest of the apartment. It was just like the way their apartment used to look, back when they shared the tiny space. "Sorry for the mess," he said, shrugging. "No one ever comes up here."

It brought a grin to James's lips even if Sophia wrinkled her nose a bit.  It was like how he remembered.  "Some things never change huh?" he replied looking around the room before turning to look at Steve.

James tried and failed not to look surprised.  ”Oh no way…” There was a delighted grin on his features.  ”Ain’t that something…” he winked at Steve.  ”Come on Cap, you said you had a change of clothes I could wear?”

He grinned, nodding. “Yeah. Come on. It’s in my room. You can pick out whatever you like.” He was proud, showing off his place to Bucky. Bucky. He never even thought that could actually happen.

james was more than happy to follow Steve into the room.  God his best friend had it made...something they had aways talked about, but this? This was a reality... It was possible for them to get out of that state they had been in before the war.

"JARVIS is Tony’s butler," he explained, furrowing his brow. "But he doesn’t have a body. He’s….like a person, but he’s in a computer. You can talk to him if you ask for him directly, but he usually doesn’t talk to us unless we’re on a common floor. He’s nice though and he can help you out if you get lost or don’t know how to do something."

James tried and failed not to look surprised.  "Oh no way..." There was a delighted grin on his features.  "Ain't that something..." he winked at Steve.  "Come on Cap, you said you had a change of clothes I could wear?"

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