A World That Makes Such

“About that… This whole… gift thing? It’s you, uh, trying to date me? Right? That’s what that is?” Bucky asks and Steve can’t help it, the clench of his chest like maybe this is where Bucky politely declines, explains that he didn’t understand how this all works and he’d really rather not with Steve. “Courtship,” Steve confirms, nodding stubbornly instead of giving into the clenching in his chest and the swimming in his head.“Right. Okayyyy. Right,” Bucky says, and then he pauses for a moment, chewing on his lip in a way that’s definitely distracting but not quite distracting enough to erase the sudden feeling like a whole host of guppies has taken residence in Steve’s stomach. “On land we do that by going out on dates, y’know? You can pick me up at seven.”“Wait- what?”“I said pick me up at seven. I live above the shop, it shouldn’t exactly be hard to find.” In which Steve is a mermaid, Bucky's a werewolf, and as always, they fall for each other.