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[doesntsing]

You can’t tell me this isn’t the best place in the world.

[counterstep]

always got a little bit of everything
yeah I've always felt the same

some things don't change, at least

[doesntsing]

Very true.

Do you still live in Brooklyn?

[counterstep]

for better or worse

rent isn't great but I guess it still wouldn't compare to Manhattan

[doesntsing]

You aren’t kidding.

One of my favorite delis is actually in Brooklyn.

[counterstep]

you don't say? so's mine


( ...cause he lives here. that's a joke. )

[doesntsing]

I’m SAYING that I get out that way sometimes and you should meet me for a Reuben one day.

[counterstep]

oh

( he had a brain somewhere, okay. there's evidence of this! he does brain things regularly! )

well I'd love for that, if you've got the time

( she just offered, barnes. jesus. use the brain!! )

[doesntsing]

[ bless his heart. ]

I have a lot of time, since most of my gigs are at night.

[counterstep]

right

( he knew that, too. so stupid, barnes... )

how about lunch tomorrow, then?
which deli by the way?

[doesntsing]

Sounds great.

It’s Lindemann’s on Fulton Street.

[ He’s not stupid. He just doesn’t think he deserves to go out with Midge for some reason. ]

[counterstep]

( a lot of baggage and even more self loathing, that's how. but he does try to tone it down around midge. she makes him want to be different. )

oh I don't actually think I've been there before?
you'll have to tell me what you recommend 🙂

[doesntsing]

[ She won’t discount his trauma, but she doesn’t think he’s the monster that he thinks he is. He’s never been anything but kind to her. ]

I’m partial to a reuben sandwich, but they have a lot of good things on their menu.

[counterstep]

( he's still waiting for the other foot to drop, for better or worse. )

well I tend to have quite an appetite anyway, I might just have to sample a few extra plates while I'm at it

[doesntsing]

[ Midge really hopes that it won’t. ]

Is that because of the super soldier serum?

[counterstep]

yeah gotta consume maybe five to six times more than the average for a grown man to keep it going

if I don't it starts eating away at me physically, which isn't super fun

[doesntsing]

It doesn’t sound fun.

I guess you have a lot of stamina though don’t you?

[counterstep]

sometimes it can be a chore, but I like cooking so I try to turn it into something that's more enjoyable

yeah
a lot of stamina
and yes before you ask this also means what you think it does

( people always ask about the stamina in bed. it's not that amusing anymore. )

I run hot cause of the serum though
since it elevates my heartrate

( he isn't sure if she's noticed. )

[doesntsing]

How could you possibly think that I was thinking about you in an impure way?

[ and because Bucky is Bucky and sarcasm doesn’t always translate over text: ]

Because I was.

[ hopefully it’s not as irritating when she’s the one thinking about his stamina in bed. ]

I run hot too, obviously not for the same reason. Summers are unbearable sometimes.

[counterstep]

( see? he knows his audience. but he did sort of expect the sarcasm. it's not as irritating because he does like her. a lot. and unlike with the others who usually ask, he does hope to spend time with her in bed, some time in the near future. if he can get over himself, anyway. )

lucky guess 🙂

honestly? yes
I can't complain about this with most people cause they don't get it but it can be so awful in the summer
I still try to mask my arm when I'm out in public so people don't feel blindsided about it too so that's a lot of long sleeved clothing and occasionally gloves
in the summer

[doesntsing]

[ she would very much like like to spend some time with him in bed as well, once he feels confident enough that she’s just as interested in him as he is in her. ]

Does the arm get hot too? That’s like having a heat magnet attached to your body.

[counterstep]

thankfully not
it's fairly inert so doesn't react much to most things

it'll warm up but it'll never really be that hot unless I'm under the sun for a long time
for that matter, it's not really cold either. just slightly cooler than the moderate temperature.

[doesntsing]

It’s really incredible. It moves just like a real arm. I’ve never seen anything like it.

[counterstep]

made by one of my close friends who happens to be a genius inventor
I'm lucky I have it, really

[doesntsing]

You’re lucky to get a second chance at life too. You shouldn’t waste any opportunity to be happy.