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Cassian Andor (c_andor) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2018-04-01 16:49:00

Entry tags:

bucky barnes (kid), ~cassian andor

Who: Old!Cassian and not-quite-as-old!Bucklet
Where: The park
What: Random encounter
When: Monday afternoon
Rating: Low
Open: Ask first
Status: Threaded scene, in progress

Cassian had arranged to pick up a bag lunch from Isabel and came up to the park level to enjoy the greenery and read for a while. It took some time: old wounds and old age had taken their toll on his body and he wasn't as fast as he used to be.

Much had changed in the fifty years since he'd arrived at the station, many of the modifications he was used to hadn't even been thought of yet let alone built. And the population was smaller, the station quieter as a result. But his favorite spot to sit and read or think was still intact, and he settled onto the bench with a quiet sigh of relief.

The old intelligence officer unwrapped his sandwich and opened his book to read while he ate.

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babybuck
2018-04-02 12:19 am UTC (link)

Bucky had decided to take a run through the park instead of going to the gym that morning. He almost didn't want to leave Steve, part of him worried, part of him just wanting to take in all of the time he might be offered, but he also didn't want to smother him. So when Steve had gone off to t he med bay to work on some things, he'd decided to get some of his energy out.

He wasn't running particularly fast, more of a quick jog, but he'd been going for a while, his headphones in and blocking out the world a bit. He was in a good mood. He got to see Steve again, happy, and as healthy as possible.

It wasn't until he spotted someone sitting on a bench next to him after belting a loud chorus of Just the Way You Are that he realized he'd been singing along to the music coming from his headphones.

He slowed to a stop as he got to the bench, pushing his hair back, "Uh sorry, if I bothered you. Didn't realize anyone else was around." He still wasn't used to the place being so empty.

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c_andor
2018-04-02 01:10 am UTC (link)

It was refreshing seeing someone so happy and Cassian waved off the apology. He was still getting used to everyone in his age group suddenly being young, but this face wasn't quite as young as it should have been.

"It's all right." His voice held a note of amusement as he regarded Bucky and set down his book. Sophocles could wait a while. It wasn't as if he hadn't read him before. "Billy Joel isn't my favorite but I've heard plenty that are worse. Looks like you're having a good day?"

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babybuck
2018-04-02 01:25 am UTC (link)

Bucky chuckled a bit, tilting his head a moment, trying to figure out who the man was. He recognized the voice, but not his face and it was taking him a moment to place. "Cas?" he asked, the picture finally forming

He rubbed the back of his neck a moment. "Yeah, I guess so." he grinned, "I got to wake up with the love of my life laying in the bed next to me again." He wasn't really sure if it was the best idea to spread the idea that Steve had died but if this was Cassian, he already knew that.

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	c_andor 2018-04-02 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah Buck, it's me. You're looking better than the last time I saw your ugly face." He grinned at the younger man and chuckled. "That tells me which Bucky you are." He nodded. "I'm happy for you. That must be wonderful to have him by your side again." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	babybuck 2018-04-02 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"Can't say I could say the same." Bucky teased a bit, laughing. "About 25 years from now, but yeah." He nodded. "It is. I wish he hadn't found out what happened but I'm still glad to be here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

c_andor
2018-04-02 02:31 am UTC (link)

That just got him a roll of the eyes. "Get off my lawn, Barnes." He told him with a smirk.

A smirk which quickly went away when he realized Steve knew what his future held. "Kriffing hell. I'm sorry he had to find out Buck, that must have been hard."

He thought of Jyn, right now just a little girl with no idea of the hardships in store for her in the future. Right now he'd do whatever possible to let her try to enjoy being a child again, if only for a little while.

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babybuck
2018-04-02 08:34 pm UTC (link)

Bucky just laughed and sat at the other end of the bench, careful not to disturb Cassian's book or lunch.

He nodded. "Yeah." he sighed, "I hadn't meant for him to find out. But I usually wear our wedding rings around my neck and he noticed them before I thought to take them off. Figured it out pretty quickly." He'd since put his own rings back on, though he kept his Steve's on the necklace.

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	c_andor 2018-04-03 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Cassian nodded somberly as he moved his things to make more space for his younger friend. "All the Steves are intelligent men, I'm not surprised he realized the truth as quick as he did. How'd he take it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	babybuck 2018-04-03 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I can't say I am either." Bucky agreed. He thought about it briefly, and sighed. "About as well as someone could take learning they're gonna die before 35 I think. I have a feeling he's going to try and fix it. Somehow." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	c_andor 2018-04-04 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	"If anyone would have the brains and motivation it would be Steve." Cassian wondered exactly how it would be managed, but in this place anything was possible. "Is it strange to you to see everyone so young?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	babybuck 2018-04-07 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"I just don't want him to be disappointed if it doesn't work I guess." he sighed a bit. Bucky laughed, "You can say that again, I'm older than half my parents. By like a decade." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

c_andor
2018-04-07 02:25 am UTC (link)

Privately Cassian thought that Steve would at least be no worse off than he was before, but kept it to himself. There was no use upsetting Bucky over something none of them could control, and no reason to be cruel. "We'll just have to hope it works out."

He grinned at the other man and let loose a chuckle. "That's got to be strange. I can't imagine what it would be like, but I hardly remember my parents."

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