Steve tends to use Buck and Bucky so interchangeably that the truth is, he hadn't realized -
"Oh," he says, eyes swinging back to Bucky, looking a little unsure, maybe, but, "I mean. Yeah. Sure. If - that's safer."
He's not sure whether safer is good enough, admittedly, but he tries to listen to the request, and not the reasoning. And there was a clear request, there. "Okay. Sorry. Buck."
He can certainly do that, even if it feels like a kindness, and exception, and he worries that it's one his best friend shouldn't have to make.
His lips twitch up sardonically, and he adds, "I still say screw everybody else, but - it's up to you. Clearly my methods aren't always the best. But if you wanted, I could keep an eye on the pairings for you. Tell you when you've got one. Then you wouldn't have to read it at all."
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"Oh," he says, eyes swinging back to Bucky, looking a little unsure, maybe, but, "I mean. Yeah. Sure. If - that's safer."
He's not sure whether safer is good enough, admittedly, but he tries to listen to the request, and not the reasoning. And there was a clear request, there. "Okay. Sorry. Buck."
He can certainly do that, even if it feels like a kindness, and exception, and he worries that it's one his best friend shouldn't have to make.
His lips twitch up sardonically, and he adds, "I still say screw everybody else, but - it's up to you. Clearly my methods aren't always the best. But if you wanted, I could keep an eye on the pairings for you. Tell you when you've got one. Then you wouldn't have to read it at all."