When Bucky finished getting dressed

When Bucky finished getting dressed he decided to head back up to Tony’s apartment to see how he was doing. When he got up there he heard Tony call out, presumably after hearing the ding of the elevator.

“Whoever that is I’ll be out in a sec, just got to get dressed!”

Bucky walked over to the couch he had been sleeping on earlier and sat with his back against the back of the couch and put his feet up, tucking his knees to his chin and wrapping his arms around his legs. His head felt weird from his new haircut but he knew he’d be used to it by tomorrow. His face was smoother than it had been in a long time and it felt good. Besides his bionic arm, he looked exactly like he did back in the 40’s. He hadn’t really thought about how the team would react to his new look but he didn’t really care either, he felt good and that’s all that mattered to him. Actually, that was a lie, he semi-cared what Tony thought about his new look. At that moment he could hear footsteps coming from the hallway. Tony rounded the corner in some blue jeans and a black long sleeve Black Sabbath tee. He looked a lot better than he had earlier. His hair was styled like usual and his goatee was freshly trimmed. The black rims around his eyes were lighter than they had been, considering he had gotten 7 hours of peaceful sleep that evening. When Tony looked up and finally saw him sitting there, Bucky got up and rubbed his palms on his legs before putting his arms out as if to signify “How do I look?”

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When Tony woke up he stretched out, realizing he was still on top of Bucky. He slowly opened his eyes to see Bucky’s staring back at him. No words were spoken; they had the entire conversation with their eyes. Tony was grateful for this silent agreement, because he didn’t think he would be able to find his voice quite yet. Bucky wrapped his arms around his middle and they both stood up in a tight hug. They held each other for a few moments before Bucky pulled away slightly and placed a single kiss on Tony’s forehead. He tried his best to hide his blush, which wasn’t hard considering his face was still slightly red and puffy from crying earlier in the day. Bucky then wrapped his arms around his shoulders and lead him into his bathroom where he turned on his shower, signifying Tony’s need to get cleaned up, and exited the room with one last gentle side hug.
After Tony had cleaned himself and shaved for the first time in a few days he heard the elevator ding, signifying someone had arrived at his floor. He called out that he had to get dressed and that he’d be right out. He threw on a pair of blue jeans and his black long sleeve Black Sabbath tee and headed out to the living room. He turned the corner and momentarily thought there was a stranger sitting on his couch with their knees tucked up under their chin. Only after the man had stood up and looked at him with expectant eyes did he realize that it was a clean shaven Bucky Barnes with a new- short- haircut. He put his arms out from his sides as if to ask “How do I look?" He was wearing dark black skinny jeans with a white AC/DC shirt. He looked fantastic to say the least.

“I like the new look.” Tony said in response. Bucky smiled, seemingly happy with the reaction he received. “Hey so I was thinking, you can say no, but I was wondering if I could maybe call you James instead?” Tony asked. He’d been thinking about it and he liked it better than the name ‘Bucky’.

Bucky stood there for a moment before walking over to Tony and hugging him.

“I’d like that a lot Tony.”