A Very Merry Marvel Thanksgiving
Nov. 22nd, 2012 12:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Thanksgiving hadn't been something Teddy anticipated celebrating, and even now that he's here, it feels odd. Not just the fact that his jaw is wired shut and he's got a brace on his leg, but the fact that he was invited to Captain America's house and arrived to find the original Cap and Bucky and alternate universe Peggy Carter setting up a pretty impressive Thanksgiving buffet is just so surreal. Steve greets them at the door with a genuine smile and pats Billy on the shoulder and ushers them in to get drinks, and Teddy tells himself he's paranoid and Bucky isn't shooting him and Billy a sideways look warning them off of getting caught making out in any more closets, and then reminds himself that this is real life.
Kind of.
Instead of agonizing over what an appropriate tropical island equivalent of 'nice Holiday sweater' was, he let Billy dress him (also literally, see again: brace) and thinks they made the right call- the house is all warm wood craftsman, and the three heroes already there are dressed casually but nicely, and there are old photos and some pretty incredible drawings hanging up, which distract Teddy and Billy to the point of rudeness, except Steve seems all too glad to tell them stories and answer questions. Bucky chimes in to remind him of details and it's... it's maybe the coolest thing that has ever happened, other than discovering his connection to the Avengers.
It relaxes him, and Teddy types up short phrases and sentences on his iPad when he feels really compelled to contribute, keeps "Happy Thanksgiving" on his clipboard to copy and paste it when new people arrive. It doesn't take more than an hour for a pretty respectable number of people to show up, the chatter growing in volume, and even though it's been a pretty crappy couple of months, and a pretty rough couple of years, Teddy finds himself feeling pretty good.
Kind of.
Instead of agonizing over what an appropriate tropical island equivalent of 'nice Holiday sweater' was, he let Billy dress him (also literally, see again: brace) and thinks they made the right call- the house is all warm wood craftsman, and the three heroes already there are dressed casually but nicely, and there are old photos and some pretty incredible drawings hanging up, which distract Teddy and Billy to the point of rudeness, except Steve seems all too glad to tell them stories and answer questions. Bucky chimes in to remind him of details and it's... it's maybe the coolest thing that has ever happened, other than discovering his connection to the Avengers.
It relaxes him, and Teddy types up short phrases and sentences on his iPad when he feels really compelled to contribute, keeps "Happy Thanksgiving" on his clipboard to copy and paste it when new people arrive. It doesn't take more than an hour for a pretty respectable number of people to show up, the chatter growing in volume, and even though it's been a pretty crappy couple of months, and a pretty rough couple of years, Teddy finds himself feeling pretty good.
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Date: 2012-11-22 09:09 pm (UTC)He keeps largely to himself, communing with the food - desserts in particular - more than the people, but is in a decent enough mood when he feels someone sit down beside him.
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Date: 2012-11-22 09:35 pm (UTC)The same can probably be said for their friendship, but there's only so many times he can apologize before the point becomes moot.
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Date: 2012-11-24 04:10 am (UTC)Chewing, Jason looks Bucky's plate over and snorts, somehow without choking. "I'll eat more meat if you eat at least some sugar, man."
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Date: 2012-11-24 05:11 am (UTC)"And God knows how many cavities you've gotten hidden in that mouth of yours."
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Date: 2012-11-23 01:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-24 04:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-24 10:07 pm (UTC)"You look like you like the pie," she remarks, moving to unzip her shoes and try to give her feet a little break. "Did you try the cookies? I made those. But you can be honest with me if you didn't like them. I can take it."
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Date: 2012-11-25 01:50 am (UTC)Instead, Billy spots Jason and walks over, settling in the seat beside him. "Hey, Happy Thanksgiving."