At first, he didn't entirely realize that his nickname had been given a nickname, since only Stephanie called him 'Bucky' for the most part. Everyone else was fairly consistent about calling him James for the time being, giving Stephanie the honour of the old nickname no doubts in hopes of encouraging the bond to deepen between them again. He suspected that Tony only shifted, shortened or lengthened his names to see how he would react to the entire thing.
He was hungry, but his stomach tightened at the familiarity that Tony gave with his bond, and he knew that sometimes bonds mated with others. He knew that he had no right to be upset or react at all, since Tony was known to be a flirt and had interest in Stephanie. He even suspected that they had mated once before he had come back into the picture as much as he was now. It still made his shoulders tighten and his expression darken with hot jealousy.
He wasn't like that, like them. Not yet.
"I'm not hungry," he said through clenched teeth and turned his back on the pair. "We'll see each other later," he added in a neutral tone, beating down the unfair emotion that threatened to boil over and stalked away.
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He was hungry, but his stomach tightened at the familiarity that Tony gave with his bond, and he knew that sometimes bonds mated with others. He knew that he had no right to be upset or react at all, since Tony was known to be a flirt and had interest in Stephanie. He even suspected that they had mated once before he had come back into the picture as much as he was now. It still made his shoulders tighten and his expression darken with hot jealousy.
He wasn't like that, like them. Not yet.
"I'm not hungry," he said through clenched teeth and turned his back on the pair. "We'll see each other later," he added in a neutral tone, beating down the unfair emotion that threatened to boil over and stalked away.