It wasn't what he'd expected her to say, when Marie got her first look at his place. Steve rubbed his neck, glancing around. He was tidy by default, so it wasn't some horrible pigsty in his apartment - but he was also rather absentminded when it came to mundane chores, easily distracted and always coming up with new ideas he wanted to jot down right away, before he forgot them.
"Oh, yeah," he responded, a little distractedly, grabbing the broom stick tucked in a spot beside the front door. "I was in art school for a while. Had to drop out when ma got sick, but at least it gave me some experience. I've been buildin' up my portfolio, tryin' ta get into comics. I helped with a few murals and things for the WPA. Uh, don't be startled," he told her, before lifting the broom handle up and rapping sharply three times on the ceiling. A few seconds later there were two corresponding thuds from above, as if someone were stomping on the floor.
"It's-- Bucky lives upstairs, it's an easy way to let the other know we're around, that kinda thing. We could do Morse code, except Bucky can't spell for sh-- anything." He caught himself just in time, before swearing in front of Marie.
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Date: 2016-11-20 03:03 pm (UTC)"Oh, yeah," he responded, a little distractedly, grabbing the broom stick tucked in a spot beside the front door. "I was in art school for a while. Had to drop out when ma got sick, but at least it gave me some experience. I've been buildin' up my portfolio, tryin' ta get into comics. I helped with a few murals and things for the WPA. Uh, don't be startled," he told her, before lifting the broom handle up and rapping sharply three times on the ceiling. A few seconds later there were two corresponding thuds from above, as if someone were stomping on the floor.
"It's-- Bucky lives upstairs, it's an easy way to let the other know we're around, that kinda thing. We could do Morse code, except Bucky can't spell for sh-- anything." He caught himself just in time, before swearing in front of Marie.