au!winter soldier

[fallenson]

Of course I'm laughing.

Look at you. You don't even know what to do with me, now that you have me.

Oh, you know what I'm good for. But that's not what you're after. I can see it. There's no mission here, no information. You just cut my tether to see what I'd do with freedom.

The thing is, there's always someone willing to pay for what I do.

Mm. You're disappointed, now. Well that's boring.

Tell you what, if I'm going to be here for a while, you might as well let Natalia know she can stop hiding. I could use some decent company.

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[fallenson]

To be fair, I'm very good at it.

[wwii]

And your other hobbies include, what, knitting and four square?

[fallenson]

You forgot reading bedtime stories to orphans.

[wwii]

So you do remember.

[ probably not, but hell. he'll seriously take anything. ]

[fallenson]

[ Well he's a cold, heartless bastard, but he doesn't have to be a dick. He's got social skills of some form or another. ]

...why is this so important to you?

[wwii]

I like a lost cause. Bad habit I picked up from a friend.

[fallenson]

Let's hope his life lessons don't get you killed.

[wwii]

This is me, intimidated.

[fallenson]

I can see that.

[ You amuse him. Which, in the long run? Probably a good thing. ]

We recognize our own. There's not much that can scare you now, I'm sure.

[wwii]

Scare? No. There's a whole hell of a lot that bothers me. [ crossed arms of idk crossiness it's fucking early ] You got a first name, Soldier?

[fallenson]

I have several.

You can use Steve, if you like.

[wwii]

Why, you attached that one?

[fallenson]

[ There's a raised eyebrow, and a 'what do you think' sort of quirk to his lips. ]

[wwii]

[ christ, was he this annoying? he'll smile easily back just to cover up how perturbed he is. ]

Steve. Friends call me Bucky. [ he'd give pretty much anything to see that ring a bell. ]

[fallenson]

[ There's a faint flicker of nostalgia, maybe. But no recognition. ]

Bucky.

That's one I haven't heard in a long, long time.