[He feels just a little bad. This man has been nothing but nice to him so far, seemingly without ulterior motive, and now all Bucky has offered him in return is a fake name, some awkward behaviour, and prying into his personal poetry.
It might have been a kindness to pretend he hadn't listened to it, but that ship has sailed. But maybe he can lessen the mortification a little with some reassurance.]
I wouldn't have listened if I knew it was private, sorry.
[Let's stay on the subject of poetry, because he has no idea what kind of tea he likes.]
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Date: 2021-02-16 08:31 pm (UTC)It might have been a kindness to pretend he hadn't listened to it, but that ship has sailed. But maybe he can lessen the mortification a little with some reassurance.]
I wouldn't have listened if I knew it was private, sorry.
[Let's stay on the subject of poetry, because he has no idea what kind of tea he likes.]
But I liked it.