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[yourbestguysgun]

[ He's on his way home from work, tired and kind of cranky because sometimes you just have to work overnight. Which means when he stops to get enough coffee to deal with taking Crepe for a walk and feeding Bagel he's faced with the hoards.

God, now he has a headache. ]

Jesus Christ, again?

( ooc: no character twins but face twins, canon mates and old game muses are okay with me. )

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[ she fought the hoards to get to where you are so you better be happy to see her ]

Complaining already, then?

i need less erotic icons now.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ He's tired enough that he's sure he imagines it, but when he turns she's there and he can't help the way his heart squeezes and his grin builds. Amy was one of his dearest friends and when she left he'd hoped she had a good life ahead of her. ]

Ames.

[ He doesn't think about it, just leans in and wraps her up in a hug that could shake teeth. ]

well she won't complain about him shirtless oaky

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Jaime.

[ the hug is good, great even, and she returns it with almost equal force. certainly with equal fierceness. ]

nobody does tbh

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Now they're probably the weirdest people in here, hugging instead of ordering coffee. So when someone clears their throat, Bucky just flips them off. ]

What're you having, sweetheart?

course not

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[ who cares? let everyone stare and wait, they haven't seen each other in ages and she's damn well going to hug him ]

Buy me something sweet, yeah?

[yourbestguysgun]

[ He orders her whatever has chocolate in it because that's sweet, right? Then he's handing over his money and waiting for them to be done. ] I can't believe you're here, Christ.

[ A hum. ] You wanna get out of here? It's too fuckin' noisy.

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Yeah, I was surprised, too. [ but pleasantly so, certainly once she'd realised that it was visitor's day and the chances of her stuck here without the doctor or rory were slim ] Your place, then? Don't suppose the hat store still exists?

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Passing her coffee over. ]

If it does, nobody's been in it. You and your Doctor disappeared around the same time and y'know, hats were kind of your thing. We can go to mine, you can meet Bagel.

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[ you are the best, bucky ]

Yeah, yours sounds good. [ a beat. ] Who's Bagel?

[yourbestguysgun]

My cat.

[ He holds the door open for her as they leave. ] He's been in the apartment for like three months. Steve keeps trying to get rid of him but no luck. I'm winnin'.

was the dog named Pancake or Crepe pretend I remember this

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Does Pancake like him? [ and are you going to name all your animals after food? ]

[righthook]

Sergeant Barnes? It's good to see a familiar face.

[yourbestguysgun]

Agent Carter. [ It's been two years for him and a lot has happened but at least he knows to keep his facial features under control. ]

Fancy seeing you here.

Crepe, Pancake was Ariadne's but I'll pretend you wrote the right name.

[yourbestguysgun]

Crepe likes anyone and everyone. She's even friends with the mailman. She's broken.

[ Yes. He's not allowed more pets though, so maybe children. ]

oh good i really wasn't sure thank you

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Nothing wrong with liking people, now, is there?

[ how are children the logical conclusion from that? ]

[yourbestguysgun]

There's something wrong with liking the mailman when all he brings is bills and crap.

[ He's smiling though, fondness creeping into his voice. His life is kind of good, despite the City. ]

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Does Crepe know he brings bills? [ teasing. she's glad to see him happy, really. ]

[yourbestguysgun]

She will when she doesn't get fed anymore treats 'cause we can't afford them anymore.

[ He's only joking. He keeps leading Amy through the apartment building to his place, same as ever. She can probably here excited doggy claws on the other side of the door. ]

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[ she hopes crepe will remember her. it's been a while, after all ]

Not sure she'll be able to make that connection, Jaime.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Bucky manages to grab her before she legs it out of the door, ushering her back in. ] Let Ames in, darling.

[ There's a little grey cat watching them from the couch. ]

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[ amy pushes her way inside and then sinks to her knees and pets crepe, scratching her behind the ears even as she nods towards the kitten. ] That Bagel?

[yourbestguysgun]

Yep.

[ He grins, setting his coffee cup down. ] Don't be fooled by his cute face, he's a monster.

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I'll keep that in mind, then.

[ she'll just pet crepe a moment longer, before getting up and-- actually just hugging bucky again. ]

Tell me everything that's happened since I've left, yeah?

[yourbestguysgun]

[ He hugs her back, happy and pleased that she's here. ]

Take a seat. You want the rundown of the City or the actual good news? [ He never got to tell Amy, he'd thought about it a lot though. ]

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There's actual good news? Tell me those.

[yourbestguysgun]

Well.

[ He takes a seat on the couch, stretches his legs out and grins at her. ] Steve asked me to marry him, I guess there's that.

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[ hopefully you were prepared for the reaction this gets, namely a high-pitched squeal, clapping of hands and bouncing before she-- more or less just flings herself at bucky. ]

He did?

[yourbestguysgun]

Yeah.

[ He's laughing as he hugs her back. ] 'Course, I asked him first and the asshole said no. I think he just wanted to be the big dog.

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Tell me all about it, don't tease.

[yourbestguysgun]

There ain't much to tell. I asked him drunk, he said no. I asked him the next morning, he said no. A month later'n I'm making coffee and the big dumb jerk asks me. I said yes, 'cause I'm nicer'n he is.

[ Bucky's voice is soft and pleased and it's clear that his love for Steve hasn't waned at all. ] Don't know when it's gonna be but at least he's gonna make an honest man out o' me.

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Why did he say no, though? [ she's pretty much chinhandsing, though, because seriously, if there ever was a person who shipped bucky and steve in poly it was amy pond. she just wants bucky happy, all right? ]

You're never gonna be an honest man, Jaime, don't bullshit. [ grinning widely. ]

[yourbestguysgun]

Dunno. His damn sensibilities maybe. [ She's half the reason he wisened up in the first place. Amy Pond with her forward thinking and her encouragement. ]

Okay fine, but I guess he wants to try at least. Make an effort.

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[ she's glad she had this impact on their lives, all right. they deserve to be happy. ]

If anyone could do it.

[yourbestguysgun]

He's been trying for twenty-six years. I don't think a ring's gonna help much.

[ hum. ] I've been here two years now. Never thought that'd happen.