The seriousness with which Steve spoke of the snowball wars ahead was not wholly faked, although it was with some sense of humor that he discussed it then with Gwen. Given his friendship with Bucky and the amount of time they had spent together, in and out of the Gryffindor Tower (the Hufflepuff basement having been unseen by a single outsider since the school's founding), Steve was more than a little familiar with both the seriousness with which the Gryffindors approached any and all competitions, and their habit of underestimating their opponents. Particularly those less flashy and boastful than themselves.
It was what he had observed from the windows of the infirmary his first few years, and learned to take advantage of once he himself had been allowed to join the fray.
He smiled at her, losing some of that seriousness for dropping his arms from across his chest and spreading them in a gesture of good will. "Of course not," he joked, "You'd hate to see Charles or Erik lose to a group of Hufflepuffs."
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Date: 2014-05-28 10:50 pm (UTC)It was what he had observed from the windows of the infirmary his first few years, and learned to take advantage of once he himself had been allowed to join the fray.
He smiled at her, losing some of that seriousness for dropping his arms from across his chest and spreading them in a gesture of good will. "Of course not," he joked, "You'd hate to see Charles or Erik lose to a group of Hufflepuffs."