Jan 27, 2018
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“who did that?” tony pointed to the black eye the other man was sporting. seconds later he was searching around for something frozen to put on it, his hand landing on a bag of peas. “this’ll help.”
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“who did that?” tony pointed to the black eye the other man was sporting. seconds later he was searching around for something frozen to put on it, his hand landing on a bag of peas. “this’ll help.”
@xdevilinthechurch x
“That makes more sense. Too bad you can’t GET that around here.”
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it’s hard work, working any shift in TRAUMA. the shifts are long, & it’s often more stress & STRAIN than simple. it’s the perfect line of work for someone trying to ESCAPE something, if even only for a little while. James Barnes has been on his feet for close to FIFTEEN HOURS today, & most of them have been at work. he wants to go home & get some SLEEP, but that’s... unlikely. HIGHLY unlikely, given the tense atmosphere at his apartment these days. not by any fault of his own, at least.
that’s cold comfort -- being the BETTER person in a shitty situation, but right now he takes his victories, LITTLE as they are, when he can. a VICTORY is still a victory, even if it all feels a bit PYRRHIC. he drags himself off the floor for a moment, rubbing his eyes with a groan & grabbing some much needed COFFEE. one hour left, then Jonathon should be heading to work & he can head HOME.
that’s his life lately. work, work, more WORK, quietly move things over to Steve’s... Steve. his best friend since childhood. schoolyard BUDDY. now engaged to one Peggy Carter, letting his best friend move onto his COUCH until the other can find another place to call HOME. he’s pretty sure there isn’t a single person at work who doesn’t at least SUSPECT something is going on, but the FINAL STRAW had been coming in to work with a nearly-broken hand.
Sam had taken him aside & given him some tough love. he’d moved the first handful of things out that night while Jonathon slept. his plan TONIGHT is to move the most obvious stuff since the other is SUPPOSED to be working, then grab his pup from the dog daycare place, & LEAVE. he’s a goddamn ball of nerves, but... it’s going to be worth it.
he jumps a goddamn MILE when someone else steps into the break room, relaxing when he sees who it is. Brock Rumlow might be one of the QUIETER paramedics, but Bucky’s never had a problem with the other. some of the others on the staff has said they think the guy is a bit... SCARY, which Bucky has to laugh at. he silently pours the other a cup of the GOOD coffee from his own stash & slides it to him
❛ working late again, RUMLOW? though you woulda been outta here hours ago. ❜
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“Uh, shit, hi. Name’s James -- call me Bucky. We met at th’ neighborhood cookout a few weeks back. I came over t’ help you install th’ cooktop.”
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“Yes, but your pool is far less exciting because we won’t run th’ risk of getting caught.”
@xdevilinthechurch SHIP starter.
“you’re not ever getting out of bed, right? i’m not complaining it’s the opposite, i’d much rather you stay in bed and wait for me.” tony had no issue with brock staying right where he was even if he had to go and work. coming home to that well it was one hell of a sight. “i mean i’d really rather you just stayed there. but i guess you’ve got stuff to do.”
@xdevilinthechurch starter.
“you shouldn’t be here. if somebody finds out you’re here...”
Boxing Day
Boxing Day: tag someone whose writing style you love
Gingerbread: tag someone who is dedicated to their muse
We’re tacking on gingerbread because it’s also really accurate for this person but I adore @xdevilinthechurch across all their blogs. I honestly love reading their threads, I get excited at their replies and then feel horribly insignificant when I respond because I spend too much time being amazed by their writing that I just sort of freeze. They’re just incredible. I think they somehow manage to capture all of their muses so well and that’s so incredible to me. They’re one of my favorite people on here and I’m just really lucky to be able to count them among friends. <3 Ily