seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state

[disassembles]

Who: Bucky & Evelyn
Where: The library, then the shooting range
When: 08/24
Rating: PG
Summary: Evelyn has been keeping to herself since she got back. Bucky tries to take her mind off things for a while.
The Story: There are only a few people that James keeps an eye on lately. He's got his plate full with classes and Avengers training, and that doesn't leave up a lot of free time to stalk his friends as they go about their daily lives. He worries about them, but in the end he knows it's -- normal to let them be. And it's easier to do now, with less time to fill up on his own.

It's actually through Steve that he finds out Evelyn is finally back, and while Steve doesn't share any personal details, he does admit that she hasn't been taking it well. James doesn't really know if there's anything he can do, but he figures he might as well stop by and try. He stops by the library in the afternoon; he's never seen her without a book in her hand, so it seems like a good place to look for her.

He doesn't have to search long to find Evelyn. The last time he'd seen her, she was with her family. He wonders if that's got something to do with it.

"Ma'am." He takes off his Wonderland Tyrannosaurs baseball cap, and mostly keeps himself from fidgeting with it. He's got a few extra layers of clothing on, only partly to hide his weaponry. "You mind a little company?"

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[disassembles]

The Winter Soldier has faced down interrogations with barely a twitch. He can face a petite librarian, even if she sounds alarmingly like his mother right then. He doesn't remember her face so well anymore, or even her voice, but he remembers that tone. It's funny how these things work.

"We're together," He says. He folds his arms across his chest, but his voice doesn't waver, and his expression is superficially calm. If she looks for it, she'll see the way his fingers dig into his arm, and his eyes are just a little too wide. "Romantically. I mean, it's kinda complicated right now it's... Yeah. Should we go back to shooting things?"

[nascensibility]

All it takes is the first two words to escape him, all it takes is we're together to realise that Bucky intends it in a less than platonic sense, because while the colloquialisms and intricate word usage of the future can often leave her at a loss, this does not. She blinks at him for a long moment, shoulders dropping their tension.

It is not expected news, but neither is it unusual. Relations between those of the same sex are not widely advertised, mind, but as an avid student of history Evelyn is well-informed all all manner of things having to do with diverse proclivities. Don't even get her started on the Romans.

"...is that all?"

He's shifting uncomfortably, which means this is either incredibly private information or something he never wanted to share with her, of all people. She offers him an out.

"You can take the Barrett, if you like."