bb!Steve does not approve of being called 'bb!Steve'

[thelivinglegend]

Not the size of the dog in the fight, I know. I know.

I guess I just don't understand what use you've got for me like this when we both know how things work out. Or why you're so interested in what I was like 'before'. I didn't think I'd changed that much. I mean sure, going through a war changes you some, but I didn't make it out as bad as most. Hell, I made it out.

Just...if you can help it, don't put me in a position where I can't help the people that need me. That's all I ask.

Oh. And trying to set me up on all these dates? You're getting as bad as Bucky. I told you before, it's not as important as you think it is. I'd be happy just having another friend.

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[kneecaptain]

… as bad as Bucky?

[Comic book Bucky didn't meet Steve until after the serum, so he doesn't recognize Steve immediately. Awkward!]

[thelivinglegend]

[ Well hi there, Brubaker!Bucky. Steve has the oddest feeling he knows you from somewhere. ]

Yeah, he's...a friend of mine.

[ Is it...? It couldn't be, right? If it were, he'd know him. But it sure as Hell looks like him. ]

[kneecaptain]

Nah, it's just— that's my name.

[thelivinglegend]

Your name.

[ Steve's brow pinches. ]

...James Buchanan Barnes, right?

[ Because Bucky could be a common enough nickname, but now he's getting the feeling it's not just coincidence. ]

[wealldosillythings]

[D'awww, even if you look twelve, Molly still likes bb!Steve!]

Muns loooove to play matchmaker. Trust me, I've been there.

[thelivinglegend]

[ Hi there, Molly. Steve still likes you, too, for the record. ]

Well I figure you would. Probably got all kinds of guys knocking down your door.

[wealldosillythings]

[What a sweetheart! She'll try not to fangirl...much.]

[Molly gives so nervous of a laugh that it can practically be called a titter.] Me? O-Oh goodness, no. I mean, my mun thinks I did all right for myself in the past, but uh...oh what's it called? In canon I haven't done so hot. The last two blokes I liked....sort of horror stories.

shine the buck signal a little harder why don't you

[wwii]

[ hey now, as bad as him? ] She should be so lucky.

oh HEY you're here, what a crazy random happenstance!

[thelivinglegend]

Don't encourage her.

yeah well you summon with the subtlety of a spork in the leg.

[wwii]

Like she needs it. Looks like she's sold on you already -- almost hurts my feelings I had nothing to do with it.

[withnopowers]

[...Sorry, Steve, Hawkeye can't stop grinning at you. You're kind of precious.]

I think you'll find a way to help them no matter what size you are.

[thelivinglegend]

Well it's not like I can stop trying, either way.

[withnopowers]

No. That's what being a hero means.

[thelivinglegend]

That won't last.

[ Oh, he's heard it all by now. You're not going to say anything to hurt his feelings, Stark. ]

[therightpartner]

It's a shame that you're not interested in those dates. I wouldn't have minded having a chance to teach you to dance.

[thelivinglegend]

No that's not...that's not what I meant.

[therightpartner]

[Biting her bottom lip, she manages to hold back a smile. Barely.] Then what did you mean, Captain? I would gladly dance with you whether you're the one who is taller or I am. Either way, I promise not to step on you.

[benditlikekorra]

[Hey Steve, Korra doesn't know you but she feels your pain, man.]

I know what you mean in that 'size of the polar bear-dog in the fight' department. My mun thought it would be hilarious to send me somewhere after I'd lost all of my powers. Now I've been as useless as a badger-frog on a log. My friend just got kidnapped and there wasn't a thing I could do to help get him back.

[thelivinglegend]

[ Badger...he's just not going to ask. It's not the relevant part of the story, anyway. ]

Who took him?

[benditlikekorra]

People who think it's okay to hunt other human beings for sport. He's lucky to have made it out alive.

[therealgenius]

[sry steve justin is one of your biggest fanboys]

...dates?

[because you are very scrawny and not at all Captain America and Justin has yet to come across this yet]

[thelivinglegend]

Yeah.

Don't ask me, I've told them before not to bother.

[therealgenius]

[Give him a second, Steve. He's a minor villain, okay, but he really likes you. Like, you're his hero.

It's complicated.]

Why wouldn't anyone be interested in what you were—before? That's—that's why so many people looked up to you, I think. What you were like before, and...not the fact of the matter that you filled out tights really nicely.