Snorting quietly, Bucky releases a short, pleased laugh, muttering a thanks with the shake of his head. There’s something comfortably familiar about the way their banter always plays out, and he can never find reason to complain. Even as familiarity is something he tries to distance himself from, the easiness that comes with speaking so frankly and thoughtlessly eases the tension in his frame and draws out a peace he’d long left behind. Try as he might to deny himself, it all comes as simply as breathing. And with Henry’s own words of encouragement just now, well...
It’s somewhat surprising to here that Henry’s been married. Not so much the part about having married in the first place—there’s no doubt that Henry would be quite the catch for someone—but more the fact he’s apparently divorced. For such a seemingly easy to get along with guy, it’s rather astounding that someone could find conflict with him. Or perhaps it is a conflict of a different nature. Bucky doesn’t really know of course, and if he were more curious toward the why, he would have asked. Except Henry saying “he” rather than “she” proves to be far more curious than the other question.
“Wait, ‘he’?” There’s no judgement in the words, only confusion. As far as Bucky has known, his presumption from their interactions was that Henry is straight. Of course, being from a dated time frame, Bucky is also not familiar with the fact that stereotypes from his era are wholly inaccurate and that bisexuality is a thing, so please excuse his unintended rudeness.
“You’re gay?” Obviously implying verbally to Henry that he’d assumed Henry was straight. Maybe because Henry seems outright like a ladies man (I mean, look at him), but regardless of the particulars, there’s a clear disconnect between what Henry’s been saying, what Bucky’s understood, and something about how sexuality and attraction works aside from between a man and a woman since Bucky obviously understands that like the back of his hand.
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It’s somewhat surprising to here that Henry’s been married. Not so much the part about having married in the first place—there’s no doubt that Henry would be quite the catch for someone—but more the fact he’s apparently divorced. For such a seemingly easy to get along with guy, it’s rather astounding that someone could find conflict with him. Or perhaps it is a conflict of a different nature. Bucky doesn’t really know of course, and if he were more curious toward the why, he would have asked. Except Henry saying “he” rather than “she” proves to be far more curious than the other question.
“Wait, ‘he’?” There’s no judgement in the words, only confusion. As far as Bucky has known, his presumption from their interactions was that Henry is straight. Of course, being from a dated time frame, Bucky is also not familiar with the fact that stereotypes from his era are wholly inaccurate and that bisexuality is a thing, so please excuse his unintended rudeness.
“You’re gay?” Obviously implying verbally to Henry that he’d assumed Henry was straight. Maybe because Henry seems outright like a ladies man (I mean, look at him), but regardless of the particulars, there’s a clear disconnect between what Henry’s been saying, what Bucky’s understood, and something about how sexuality and attraction works aside from between a man and a woman since Bucky obviously understands that like the back of his hand.