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lιттle rocĸ (notsolittlerock) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-07-18 14:52:00

Entry tags:

bucky barnes (mcu), jude harvelle

Who: Jude Harvelle and Bucky Barnes.
What: Meeting for the first time, via mistletoe.
Where: Harvelle's Roadhouse.
When: Afternoon.
Rating: TBD.
Status: In progress.

Jude was weirdly used to a second Christmas happening in July. It was just part of Colligo at this point, and she didn't even react when she woke up to snow and a Christmas tree decorated with weapons and zombie ornaments - along with some normal ornaments...which were probably her brother-in-law's fault what with him not being quite as violent as her and her sister - except to bitch about having to fish out her jeans and long sleeve shirts. She'd been perfectly comfortable in shorts and tanktops, thanks very much. At least she lived right above work though, so she didn't actually have to go out into the cold just yet. She'd just pulled on some jeans and an open flannel shirt over her tanktop, and went down to adjust the thermostat and open the bar for the day. She'd given a side-eye to the mistletoe in the doorway, but decided to leave it alone for the moment and hope it wouldn't cause too much trouble.

By the afternoon though, she was ready to set the little parasite on fire. People kept getting caught in the door, either kissing then being super awkward, or full on making out, and it was seriously holding up traffic. When it seemed like the door was clear, she sighed and stepped away from the bar, calling Elena over to watch things, while she grabbed a chair and pulled it over to the door. She was just stepping up onto it when someone came in and she lost her balance, managing not to fall on her ass by catching herself on a pair of firm shoulders. Very firm shoulders. Attached to a very firm chest. Well...hello. Looking up she saw a guy she'd never met before. Who was standing with her under the mistletoe. Who she was now going to have to kiss because said mistletoe was evil and Asaph was evil and she couldn't have been smart and sent someone else to get the stupid plant down.

Well this isn't awkward at all.

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horribledream
2012-07-18 08:02 pm UTC (link)

Whatever had caused this sudden freak weather, Bucky was kind of glad that it had happened. It was getting to be unbearably hot outside, and the cold weather was a relief. Though he didn't really like the fact that he had to go and find pants and sweaters now. It meant spending more money that he technically didn't have, since he only found a job not that long ago. Still, necessities must, and Bucky was having a pretty good day. He could really do without the whole Christmas thing, or especially the music, but he was dealing with it. He had yet to find out about the mistletoe, which was a saving grace. There was a tree in his apartment, which he found odd, but whatever.

Right now, he was just hungry. And he wanted a beer, despite the cold. That's why he was going down to the Roadhouse. Steve had told him that it was a good place to have a drink. Not to mention, he was always looking to find new people to talk to. He had to get off his ass and stop being so antisocial. He hadn't meant to be, finding a job was hard work. The moment that he stepped inside though, he found himself running into a dame. Lady. Whatever they wanted to be called now. A very cute, and soft... woman. That wasn't so bad. Except that there was mistletoe. Mistletoe that very much wanted him to put his lips on hers. No. Not awkward at all.

The moment he tried to pull away, it was kind of instantaneous. A second later, his lips were on hers, his hands around her waist and kissing her quite soundly. Evil evil plants. Though.. she was a nice kisser.

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notsolittlerock
2012-07-18 08:15 pm UTC (link)

The guy was kissing her, and she couldn't really complain because he was really very good at it and she was definitely kissing back so it wasn't even like it was all his fault. It was just strange because it had been more than a year since she'd even thought about kissing anyone. She hadn't exactly been in any hurry to date after Adam had been sent away and, even knowing the version she'd known was probably never coming back, she'd been holding on to the hope that he might eventually return. Which was really kind of lame, and no wonder Molly was constantly despairing at her. But she was definitely kissing someone now. And it was no chaste peck on the lips either. She was pretty sure she was full-on making out with the guy. A guy, she reminded herself, she had never met before. Awesome.

Except it kind of was awesome because it was some really good kissing and she was having a hard time remembering why this was a bad idea. Her hands were in his hair now and she was pretty sure she was trying to pull him closer, even though she was almost positive he couldn't actually get much closer without raising the rating of the whole situation past the point of being remotely family friendly. She finally managed to pull herself away from kissing the guy at a loud whistle from Elena, and blushed as she tried to catch her breath. Wow. Just...wow. That was...that had definitely been something. Yeah, something was definitely the word for it. Maybe the mistletoe wasn't so bad after all.

Right. Mistletoe. She needed to get rid of it so that stuff like this didn't happen. "I...uh...hi," she said. Wow. Very smooth. "Welcome to Harvelle's Roadhouse. I'm Jude...Harvelle. What can I get you to drink?"

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horribledream
2012-07-18 08:35 pm UTC (link)

Despite the fact that Bucky didn't know her at all, he was generally of the idea that kissing beautiful women was a good thing, regardless. To be honest, it probably wasn't the first time that he'd kissed a lady without really knowing her. Though maybe the first that it was this bad, where he didn't even know her name. Of course, there were missing nights when he'd been really drunk, so who knew. This was definitely not drunk, and he definitely knew what he was doing. Clearly she knew what she was doing too, by the way she was kissing him in return. He hadn't known a lot of nice girls back in the time he came from that kissed like that. Modern women were very interesting.

At the feel of fingers in his hair, he kind of moaned into the kiss and tightened his grip on her hips, and slid his hands up her back to pull her closer. The fact that people were staring and gaping (for the zillionth time today maybe) had kind of been noticed by him, but he didn't care so much. Well no, he did. Just the mistletoe clearly didn't give a crap. It wasn't until there was a very loud whistle that he actually realized what was going on and pulled back. He had the forethought to be blushing a bit himself, but that didn't stop him from having a giant smirk on his face. Bucky hadn't been kissed like that ~~since gradeschool~~ in a long time.

He cleared his throat a little. "Hey. Uh.. thanks. I'm Bucky. Bucky Barnes. I think after that, I probably better have one. I'll have a beer. Does that sort of thing.. happen a lot? I'm.. sorry."

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notsolittlerock
2012-07-18 08:53 pm UTC (link)

Wow. Apparently when you weren't preoccupied by making out with someone you didn't know, the whole kissing strangers thing became super awkward. Honestly, the real problem was that the kiss had been really good, in a dazed, weak in the knees sort of way, and she seriously wouldn't mind a repeat. That probably said a lot about how long it had been since she'd gotten any sort of action. It certainly didn't hurt that this guy was cute and built and...Captain America's sidekick. Her eyes widened at his name and she was pretty sure she was never going to hear the end of it from Molly once she told her. Was it wrong to have a sort of lust-at-first sight crush on an American war hero? She was pretty sure it was wrong.

"Right," she said. "I think we probably did that in the wrong order, but oh well. Have a seat at the bar and I'll get you a beer...once I take that stuff down. Weird stuff happens in this city all the time, but if you specifically mean the kissing people randomly thing, that only happens with the mistletoe. And sex water...but that's a whole different story." Thank god it hadn't been sex water. She wasn't sure she could live down having sex in the doorway of the bar with a stranger who happened to be a comic book hero. That would definitely earn her some judgment. Probably a lot of judgment. Also, she was pretty sure her sister would ground her for life.

Stepping up onto the chair, she took the mistletoe down and then looked around at the still-staring patrons. "All right, y'all," she said loudly, in her 'not taking any shit' voice, "show's over. Back to your drinks. Remember who has the shotgun here and it's not any of your assholes." Coming back over to the bar, she poured a draft for Bucky, a good lager she thought he'd probably like. "Here you go, soldier."

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horribledream
2012-07-18 09:54 pm UTC (link)

Very super awkward, but in a hot way? His lips were still tingling, and it was a wonder that something else super embarrassing hadn't happened while kissing her. It had been a while since he'd kissed anyone. The war tended to get in the way of kissing dames, when you were fighting for your life and trying not to die besides other men. He swallowed again, and was probably staring more at her lips than he should be, but he couldn't help it. It had been really good. Bucky certainly didn't mind a lust-at-first sight crush, he was fairly certain he had one himself.

"You're probably right." Probably. Not that he regretted kissing her, mistletoe or not. Bucky nodded a little absently, and stared back up at the mistletoe, and then went to go sit down before he got the urge to kiss her like that again. "Sex water? I'm going to take a guess in that sex water is just like it sounds? Water that makes you want to have sex?" Wow, yeah definitely glad he hadn't had any water and tried have sex with her in public. Now that would have been bad. "I'll stick with the crazy kissing mistletoe."

Sitting down onto a bar stool, he cleared his throat and looked a bit sheepish when she started yelling at people. Huh. Well that was something. He definitely liked a woman who could kick his ass. Though no, he wouldn't think like that, or else bad things would happen. "Thanks. It's nice to meet you.. lips first." He picked up his beer and took a sip. "Though I will say that you have very soft lips, and that was pretty nice. For being really awkward."

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