// a little late but i’ll take anything <3

"hey, i know that if you had known, you would have been there." she held no bad feelings towards the male for not being there. she knew he had things to take care of, so she couldn't ever be mad. *especially* since he didn't know she was pregnant. "i trust you with her, james. there's no need to worry," kara added on once she saw how he was positioning his metal arm away from aspen. "and yeah, hopefully. i'd rather not have any bite marks." she chuckled softly before nodding. the blonde looked down at aspen before pointing towards james, "aspy, this is your uncle james.”

@cursedwithrage       ,       james brought his hands up to his face and dragged them down,   “even still.   i wish i could've been there.”    and he had meant it.    and he also wished he could trust himself to go closer.   but with the invite,  he took steps closer,   keeping his left arm the furthest thing away from the child.   “hopefully she'll be biting her teething toys and not us.”   he tried to joke,   a nervous habit that never really went away,   “oh,  man.   aspen,   you said?”

kara laughed slightly at the widening of his eyes, watching as the news settled in. “the last time you saw me i was very early on in my pregnancy. i don’t think i even knew i was pregnant at that point,” she explained, looking down at her little one before looking up at the male again. “thank you. and you do know you can come closer, right? she doesn’t bite. well, not yet at least.”

@-widowmakers       ,       the corner of his mouth tipped up slightly in response to the tone of her voice.    it's been a while since they've talked like this.    how easy going it all was and how well they understood one another.   james nodded,   almost imperceptible when almost hidden in the darkness,    “night terror...   or whatever they're called.”   he brought his right hand and scratched the back of his head.   his tangled shoulder length hair getting in the way.   he thought for a moment,   the male was originally gonna go out on a walk.   clear his head.   but somehow this sounded more appealing.    “sure,   that would be nice.   i think i saw some that stark had left,   one of his favorites.”
            
            /     sorry for the late response ml!!!

And even beyond exhausted, he still managed to get her to smile with his playful comment. It was small, fleeting... but sincere. "I thought it was a good idea to get back with SHIELD. It would keep me sharp. I guess I'm just not used to the jet lag afterwards," she responded in a similar tone that he had used, running her fingers through her hair, before looking away from the counter and trying to find his eyes, even under the dim lighting. "You also couldn't get some sleep?" she inquired, noticing his own tiredness. "You're welcome to join me, if you'd like. I'm sure there are some whiskey left."
            
            
            // ofccc !! <3333

@-widowmakers       ,       james made no attempts to move when he felt the small blade against his neck.   wether because he knew it was natalia,   he could tell by the swift movements and the hair that just slightly brushed his shoulder,   or something else.   he didn't know.   but as she retreated,   his metal hand came up to rub at the skin.    “it's fine,”   james said simply,   “glad to know you've still got it.”   he tried to convey a joking tone,   despite how late at night it was.   turning around and standing adjacent from her in the kitchen,   he nodded sightly.   “i bet.   it's been a while since you've worked this hard.”
            
            /    mwah!! tysm <33

**   i wish to be held accountable. if i say, or do, something i'm not supposed to, and i havent self corrected. please tell me.

*   notes:  my portrayal of bucky is queer and jewish. specifically ethnically / culturally tied if not actively religious. i am not jewish, but i put in and still doing a lot of research. i do not speak for the jewish community, nor am i a representative for it.