This whole thing is frustratingly similar to the moments leading up to his coming out to Bucky. He’d been so sure that their friendship would end, that everything would change, and that Bucky would realize that Steve had been as in love with him as a fourteen year old kid could be in love with anyone at that age. Most of that’s dispersed because Steve, ever practical, isn’t going to hold a flame for the straightest guy he knows when they have such a rich relationship already to go on. It had never been an issue before but all of it is starting to have a startlingly horrible effect upon him now.
It’s like something is walking across his hormones. Something that’s whispering that exerting his dominance in this situation would be an excellent idea and that Bucky would be yielding if he tries it.
“If it was contagious, you’d be eight feet tall right now, with romance novel hair shimmering down your back. One trip to the store isn’t going to infect anyone with my gigantism.” Probably. Steve is usually reckless but never at the expense of others.
And anyway, he needs to go out. He needs to be in a place with different smells.
It’s only a few minutes after the door shuts to the hallway that Tony pokes his head back out of the bedroom. “Barnes, where’s Fido? We’ve got something interesting here.”
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This whole thing is frustratingly similar to the moments leading up to his coming out to Bucky. He’d been so sure that their friendship would end, that everything would change, and that Bucky would realize that Steve had been as in love with him as a fourteen year old kid could be in love with anyone at that age. Most of that’s dispersed because Steve, ever practical, isn’t going to hold a flame for the straightest guy he knows when they have such a rich relationship already to go on. It had never been an issue before but all of it is starting to have a startlingly horrible effect upon him now.
It’s like something is walking across his hormones. Something that’s whispering that exerting his dominance in this situation would be an excellent idea and that Bucky would be yielding if he tries it.
“If it was contagious, you’d be eight feet tall right now, with romance novel hair shimmering down your back. One trip to the store isn’t going to infect anyone with my gigantism.” Probably. Steve is usually reckless but never at the expense of others.
And anyway, he needs to go out. He needs to be in a place with different smells.
It’s only a few minutes after the door shuts to the hallway that Tony pokes his head back out of the bedroom. “Barnes, where’s Fido? We’ve got something interesting here.”