bakerstreet | sunday texting

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sunday texting

TEXTING MEME
You’ve got your TFLN, you’ve got your sexting, now here’s the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. (Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.)

instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, include preferences, a start, absolutely nothing or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Mel is scarily knowledgeable about what's going on.
It's really impressive, actually.

Yeah. That's literally her job.
What do you know that she knows?

She messaged me randomly about a non-traceable travel stipend.
It's for the movie nights.
Which, I'm not surprised she knows.
But my first thought was about me seeing you.
And I was like "how does she know" but then I remembered the deal with Val.

Sounds like she's trying to help you out.

Wait. You made a deal with Val? What kind of deal?

Yeah, I think so.
I appreciate it.

To sum it up, I'm allowed to come visit without issue in exchange for no longer trying to steal you all away from her.
Also she's not meant to text me anymore.

You don't think she knows about us, do you?

Oh. So movie nights here? Or did you just make that up to come see me?
Does she still text you? I didn't know Val was texting you.

I haven't said anything to anyone beyond telling Yelena we were alright.
I never mentioned you coming here.
So as far as she knows, we just talked it out.

The movie nights were actually her suggestion when I told her I was planning to steal you all.
But I wasn't turning down a chance to see you.
Guess we'll find out.
I blocked her main number. She knows I'll block her again.

Alright.
I just don't want it becoming a big thing.

Steal us?
Just be careful, Joaquin.

I'm following your lead here, Buck.
It stays between us until you're ready.

Yeah. One big team, all of us.
I am, Bucky, promise.
I don't trust her at all so I'm being careful.

It doesn't have to be anyone else's business, does it?

I don't think Sam would be too on board with that anyway.
I know you know what you're doing.
She just has this way about her sometimes.

I mean, if this is gonna be a real thing, I don't wanna have to hide it from everyone forever but no one needs to know any details.

Maybe not at the moment.
But a guy can hope.
Yeah. I've noticed.
Shoulda heard the rant she went on the first time.
I pissed her off real good.

It's not that I want to hide it.
It's not about that.

I'm hoping too. Believe me, I really am.
How come you didn't tell me about any of this?

[He told Bucky he wanted to fuck the whole team, but not this? Huh.]

So what is it about?
And to clarify, because tone doesn't always come across, I don't mean that to be a judgement or pressure and I'm not upset. I just wanna understand so we can be on the same page.

I know you are.
I guess I just assumed you knew she was messaging me.
You knew about Mel.
Sorry. I wasn't trying to hide it from you or anything.

I just need some time.
That, and everyone really gets into each other's businesses over here. Everything becomes a whole ordeal and I don't want that for us. I really don't.

I didn't know VAL was messaging you, no. How would I know that?
I knew about Mel because I asked her.
Val is always trying to pull some shit, Joaquin. A deal is a deal to do something else.

We can take time. I'm okay with taking time.
I mean, we haven't even labelled this just between us yet - also not a pressure to do so. There's no rush. I just need to be clear that I won't pretend I'm in a not in a relationship if I am, for the long term. When you're ready. When we're ready.
I just... I can't be a secret. And I'd never want that for my partner either.

I'm surprised she kept her big mouth shut about it.
You know she gets Mel to send her messages for her sometimes?
Oh, I have no doubt. She will absolutely try and screw me.
But for now, I can visit without it being a hassle.
Makes things a little easier for us too.

I'm not looking to pretend anything, Joaquin. Everything is just so damn complicated around here. You have no idea.
Do you even want to be in a relationship? I don't know.
You were very explicit about the rest of the team.

Mel does a lot of things for her, so I'm hardly surprised she keeps her mouth shut about anything.
I just don't want you to pay for it. I really don't.
I feel like I'm constantly having to keep her at bay and the rest of the team doesn't make it easy.

Bucky, I know. I'm not saying you do wanna pretend. And I'm not tryna rush you into anything or whatever. I mean it when I say there's no pressure.
I mean, maybe, yeah. With you. We're still getting to know each other and feeling this out.
I shouldn't have said anything. I'm making you feel pressured.

Also, regarding the team, they're all really attractive and I'm open to fooling around but I'm also not about to just jump into bed with them.
Especially not at the moment.

I got this.
Just trust me, please?

No, it's fine. You're not rushing me. You're not doing anything.
But I also don't want to hold you back.
Things were intense and complicated and I'm not gonna hold you to any of it if that's not how you want it to be.

You're open to fooling around with the team. I mean, that's really all I need to know.
You should do that if you want to. They are all really attractive. You should go for it.

Fine.

You're not holding me back.
If sleeping around with the team was a priority, I wouldn't have pursued you, knowing that that is not something you want for yourself.
But I did. This is me, choosing to see if this can go somewhere. With you.

If me being attracted to people without even acting on that attraction is going to be a deal breaker for you then I need to know.
But don't tell me because you think I should have the freedom to fool around.
Because I don't need that. Being with one person is not taking that freedom, it's me choosing ONE person.
I need you to tell me because it makes YOU uncomfortable knowing that.
And I will stop this.
Right now.

As far as the stuff with Val, I will be careful and I will keep you in the loop.

I don't know what I want for myself. All I know is that if I didn't go there that night, who knows what would have happened. Maybe it wouldn't have been me. Maybe it would have been someone else during movie night.

You can be attracted to whoever you want to be. You can also go on and on about fooling around with whoever you want to as well. If that's what you want, go for it. If you don't want me to tell you that it's because you have the freedom to fool around, then maybe it's your dealbreaker. You don't need that.

I shouldn't be doing this.
This is exactly why I kept stressing that I absolutely shouldn't be doing this.
It's not gonna work out with me. Not ever.

Do you know what I was going to do that night?
I was intending to drink as much tequila as I possibly could so that I couldn't remember how upset I was over the fact that I had upset you.

No one else was going to be invited.
I was going to wallow in my own self misery because I had upset you.
And then you showed up at my door and all I could think about was not making it worse. And then you kissed me. And it... it meant something, okay?

I'm not picking them, Bucky!
I'm picking you!
I want you!

But if you need to call this off, fine.

...

It meant something to me too.

I'm sorry.

I'm just trying to do the right thing here. And failing.

You don't want to call it off?

No! I really don't. God, I wanna get to know you. I wanna teach you to cook. I want you to tell me about... whatever you wanna share with me. I wanna sit with you on the couch and watch movies. I wanna kiss you and hold your hand. I wanna see if this can be something.

And you're not failing.
You're just learning how to let yourself have what you want.
Even if that is apparently a dumbass who keeps putting his foot in his mouth and thinks you're really hot.

You're not a dumbass.
The dumbass is me.

I'm sorry.

Maybe we're both kinda dumbasses sometimes.
But I'd rather be a dumbass that gets to kiss you than a dumbass who doesn't.

I meant what I said.
I don't want them.
I just want you.

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