Nodding, Bucky gestured to one side of the clearing. "All right then, gents... and ladies, sorry. We're heading pretty much due west, so let's go."
Bucky was kept giving Len and James a sidelong look as they all walked, quizzical and a little uncomfortable at the obvious display. Was James projecting, thinking there was a hint of wistfulness as well? Maybe the kid - he couldn't help but think of his younger version as a kid, even though there was really only a few years separating them - was imagining being able to be that open.
James stared right back at him, not hiding it or being coy, daring him to... he wasn't even sure. There was a possessive edge to his feelings, which was completely ridiculous. Bucky didn't want Len, didn't even know who Len was.
But James had fallen for him, and James was Bucky, so if Bucky got to know Len, would he fall, too?
When he realized he was growling, the sound thankfully mostly muffled by the mask, he forced himself to look away.
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Bucky was kept giving Len and James a sidelong look as they all walked, quizzical and a little uncomfortable at the obvious display. Was James projecting, thinking there was a hint of wistfulness as well? Maybe the kid - he couldn't help but think of his younger version as a kid, even though there was really only a few years separating them - was imagining being able to be that open.
James stared right back at him, not hiding it or being coy, daring him to... he wasn't even sure. There was a possessive edge to his feelings, which was completely ridiculous. Bucky didn't want Len, didn't even know who Len was.
But James had fallen for him, and James was Bucky, so if Bucky got to know Len, would he fall, too?
When he realized he was growling, the sound thankfully mostly muffled by the mask, he forced himself to look away.