[He wouldn't have nearly so many stars-and-stripes boxers if people didn't keep giving them to him as gifts. His preference tends to be plain grey, blue, or black.
He buys his own handkerchiefs and sock garters, though. There's nothing wrong with clinging to some old-fashioned habits.
And having Bucky look him over like that makes a flush of heat ripple over him. He can only hope he's not turning redder. But he leans against the counter and reaches up over his shoulder, getting very close in the process, to get a bag of chocolate chips off one of the shelves.]
You can picture it all you want. There's no charge for lookin'.
[Technically, Steve has been 'unpredictable' since he was a kid. He just hadn't been 'dragged past his mental and emotional limits until he ran out of fucks to give', until recently. But it's nice that someone's out there trying to be tactful, since Steve isn't great at that, himself.]
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He buys his own handkerchiefs and sock garters, though. There's nothing wrong with clinging to some old-fashioned habits.
And having Bucky look him over like that makes a flush of heat ripple over him. He can only hope he's not turning redder. But he leans against the counter and reaches up over his shoulder, getting very close in the process, to get a bag of chocolate chips off one of the shelves.]
You can picture it all you want. There's no charge for lookin'.
[Technically, Steve has been 'unpredictable' since he was a kid. He just hadn't been 'dragged past his mental and emotional limits until he ran out of fucks to give', until recently. But it's nice that someone's out there trying to be tactful, since Steve isn't great at that, himself.]