If you don't, it's better me than you who's dealing with it. You get a reasonable amount of deniability that way.
[ It can be seen as a way he's protecting her when it comes to the fact that he doesn't want her to be implicated of anything if her uncle were to start getting suspicious of how much of her input on things Bucky took into consideration. It's a caution because he thinks he's doing a decent job of keeping a low profile, not giving anyone a reason to start monitoring the interactions he and Valoria have. ]
It's nice for me. I've said worse to people, but I'll be a gentleman for you about it when I need to.
I’ll remember that. So just remember some of this may be your fault now.
[ she knows when it’s something important and when it’s time for pushing, if he hasn’t noticed. The major things are ones she usually may ask questions about but doesn’t push hard on. ]
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Date: 2025-07-02 06:05 pm (UTC)[ She doesn't want her Uncle to do anything to him because he thought they were plotting or anything, and her Uncle is smart.
She might be more than a little attached to him than just being her bodyguard, so the feeling is mutual. ]
Telling me to knock it off isn't asking me to stop nicely, to be fair.
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Date: 2025-07-08 06:43 pm (UTC)[ It can be seen as a way he's protecting her when it comes to the fact that he doesn't want her to be implicated of anything if her uncle were to start getting suspicious of how much of her input on things Bucky took into consideration. It's a caution because he thinks he's doing a decent job of keeping a low profile, not giving anyone a reason to start monitoring the interactions he and Valoria have. ]
It's nice for me. I've said worse to people, but I'll be a gentleman for you about it when I need to.
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Date: 2025-07-08 06:52 pm (UTC)[ Don’t make that face at her for those words, okay. She knows how that sounds given he’s her bodyguard. But that’s where they are. ]
mmhmm. Just don’t give me grumpy face when I give you that attitude back.
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Date: 2025-07-08 07:24 pm (UTC)If you're giving it back but still doing what I asked? It's better than nothing.
[ It's if she were throwing attitude his way while actively going against what he told her to do, that he has a problem with. ]
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Date: 2025-07-08 07:28 pm (UTC)I’ll remember that. So just remember some of this may be your fault now.
[ she knows when it’s something important and when it’s time for pushing, if he hasn’t noticed. The major things are ones she usually may ask questions about but doesn’t push hard on. ]