was oriented intentionally by Bucky. The mattress could cover the window when flipped,
the cinderblocks held relatively empty shelves,
the table was situated so that it could be flung and wedged against the door.
Even the floormat was placed to be used as a defensive weapon.
bonus:
I imagine Bucky sitting on the mattress, reading or writing under the yellow glow from the lap in the corner.
speaking of corners, I’m going off to mine to cry.
listEN CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE STUFF IN HIS KITCHEN TOO?
Like, I literally think about his green spatula and that red thermos CONSTANTLY. Did he pick the green spatula out himself? Did he think it was cute? Or was it something he just acquired out of convenience? Does he use that thermos? Does he put soup in it? Does he fill it with coffee and sit in a park and drink it while feeding birds?!?!
Yes, he bought that green spatula for himself, he loved it, and the red (silicone?) mitt on the stove (and the cute curtain hiding the under-cabinet). The thermos is absolutely used for exactly those purposes.
he also has a pink (?) radio and two chairs, the radio is visible in the gif below as well as the still (where you’ll see the chairs).
I spy more notebooks and possibly a couple of other reading materials besides the couple of days worth of papers.
i’ve never been hungrier for more bts and meta IN MY LIFE
Meta: he had enough money for the apartment, but little for anything else. He’s been he’s been picking up things here and there. It seems mismatched and haphazard, but a lot of this was also chosen because it made him smile when he found it.
And he comes from the “Make Do” era. I’m pretty sure Bucky would have a hard time understanding people discarding a sofa instead of repairing one cushion (if you notice the sofa, it has wonderfully mismatched cushions). Just ‘rescuing’ it must have felt exhilarating.
I really really wish we could see what his apartment was like before the war. Maybe he has a thing for red thermoses or a specific kind of radio and seeing those made him smile.
I just went looking for a 1930s red thermos…
I found a model kitchen for a tenement. Of course, as all model homes, probably not 100% representative of Bucky’s place coming up in the 30′s.
Love all of this, but no one has mentioned the flower towel hung on his dishwasher
the flower towel folded all neat and tidy over an appliance probably what his ma used to do way back when; air drying and hand washing it because he has no washer/dryer.
another fantastic addition/observation
based on the size of it, think it’s a curtain that covers the underneath – but a towel is possible too.
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