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🪐 — JAMES BARNES​  for  birdie !

he  has  pushed  back  splintered  bones ,   has  hidden  them  at  the  base  of  his  spine  and  learnt  to  breathe  in  spite  of  the  locked  box  of  horrors .   she  brings  a  willingness  to  live  back  to  his  body ,   convinces  him  that  there  can  be  an  aftermath  where  he  fills  his  life  with  more  than  the  war.      ❛    we can look into that later.    ❜     the  tease  comes  without  pause ,    gentle  as  it  drips  down ;    he’s  been  planning  for  this ,   used  it  to  occupy  his  mind ,   keep  him  from  falling  deeper  into  the  regret .    keeping  busy  seems  quite  the  suggestion .        ❛  it’s a surprise. but we can walk there, that’s the only clue.    ❜

   STEALING OR NOT,  birdie doesn’t mind either way. the laws that designated certain actions as criminal were so harsh  &  definitive  &  rarely left space for the context of a person’s entire lifetime. instead, they divided the world into rigid boxes to designate humans as either good or bad. but in her experience, life was far more messy than all that, the reality of a person’s makeup more of a vast gradient than a neat checkbox. though if she had to choose only one side or the other, birdie was confident that james would be the good sort. even if he didn’t see it in himself, she’d always had a bit of a knack for finding the light where others could not.  ❝ walk there, hm ?  so mysterious. ❞  birdie is certain that she is safe if james is with her  —  safer than she is without him, even.  so there’s no hesitation as she tucks herself close to his side  &  links her arm through his. her hand curls around his arm  &  holds him gently, reveling in the sensation of his powerful muscle moving subtly beneath his sleeve. she doesn’t need to know where they’re going; she trusts him.  ❝ alright then. lead the way, mystery man. consider me all yours for the night. ❞

we have our love and we’ll be alright