[ If Tony could read minds — or if the empathy bond were triggered between them right then — it might seem funny, the place Bucky's head is. He's tensed up expecting a blow, but he's got no intention of delivering one. That might not be a surprise — the fact that he'd take it and run might be. Tony would get his hit in, Bucky would take evasive maneuvers, and he'd be out of this bar faster than you could blink.
It's not gonna be a thing.
The wariness doesn't leave his posture, but them fightin' muscles slowly relax.
Clean slate on my end.
He... can't actually comprehend that for a minute. Can't wrap his head around it. Sorry, what? Clean--
Jaw comes up to the left a little, a deeper furrow in his brow. He's just-- ]
Are you... is this a test? We're from the same place? Is this a different universe thing like the other guys?
[ There's a Tony and a Bucky here already, he's met them both. They get along famously. Other Tony built something to help rip the code words out of his brain a few weeks ago, that's a debt he's not sure he'll ever be able to pay back.
Clean slate doesn't imply friendship but it's still too generous an offering for Barnes to completely believe right now. Not the least because he won't actually let himself have it. ]
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It's not gonna be a thing.
The wariness doesn't leave his posture, but them fightin' muscles slowly relax.
Clean slate on my end.
He... can't actually comprehend that for a minute. Can't wrap his head around it. Sorry, what? Clean--
Jaw comes up to the left a little, a deeper furrow in his brow. He's just-- ]
Are you... is this a test? We're from the same place? Is this a different universe thing like the other guys?
[ There's a Tony and a Bucky here already, he's met them both. They get along famously. Other Tony built something to help rip the code words out of his brain a few weeks ago, that's a debt he's not sure he'll ever be able to pay back.
Clean slate doesn't imply friendship but it's still too generous an offering for Barnes to completely believe right now. Not the least because he won't actually let himself have it. ]