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[buckybbarnes]

[Bucky was still keeping his gaze averted, but shifted to sit on the arm of the couch, a bit of distance, eyes down on the floor, and already starting to fiddle at his metal hand the way he tended to when he seemed more insecure.]

...I just. I just talked to your nephew. Um, Casey.

[In case there was more than one. Honestly Bucky was still trying to figure out how many of these turtles and green people were related to each other.]

[notapancake]

Okay?

[He sees nothing wrong with Bucky talking to Casey, in fact that's probably a good thing? Bucky getting more interactions with people who aren't him? A good thing.]

[buckybbarnes]

[Bucky almost seemed like he wasn't going to say anything else, he hesitated for so long.]

Am I...am I causing problems with your family?

[notapancake]

... No, what makes you think that?

[Bucky isn't a problem at all, in fact Bucky is like. The only thing that seems normal to Donnie, not like Leo.]

[buckybbarnes]

[Bucky still seemed nervous, and keeping his eyes averted. But he pushed on anyway.]

It...seems as though you and your brother are...at odds. And Casey states that it is...more unusual that you two are at such odds. And that neither of us knows if there is...anything that we can do for either of you.

[notapancake]

Unless you can make Leo stop being an idiot? Which is impossible, he's wired to be stupid. There's nothing to be done.

[He says that way too easily.]

[buckybbarnes]

[Bucky clearly didn't know how to respond to that for a long moment, though he just kept his gaze down. But he finally spoke in a softer voice.]

I'm...sorry that this is troubling you all. I don't know enough to say more than that.

[notapancake]

It's... Fine. [It's not, it's far from fine.]

It's not your problem to worry about anyway.

[buckybbarnes]

...I feel like it is at least marginally my problem to worry about, as it is a problem for you, and I...

[He didn't seem to know quite how to phrase what he was going to say, but took a stab at it anyway.]

We...are friends? Or at least...around each other a great deal. And I...worry. That things trouble you?

[notapancake]

Ah.

[What to even say to all of that? It's kind of a lot.]

You shouldn't worry, it's between me and Leo. We'll figure something out.

[They will not.]

[buckybbarnes]

[Bucky still seemed troubled by it, fidgeting at his metal hand even more.]

Siblings are...important, aren't they? It feels as though they are. And that it is...normal? To have fights? I don't know if I am correct in that. I don't know why I feel that way. But it feels like the right answer? That you fight a brother or sister, but you still...love each other?