[ and he's just made it awkward. great going, parker. bucky's self-consciousness seems to rub off, and peter looks down briefly, then opens his mouth. ]

Like! And, you're my friend Ned's favorite Howling Commando, like his favorite. He wrote a book report about you once and everything. Michelle thinks you're cool too, but she always says Peggy Carter's achievements are criminally underappreciated, which -- um, I think she has a point. She spent, like, an entire decathlon practice talking about it once --

[ he's. he's rambling. oh god, send help. ]

-- and everyone knows about my principal's favorite. But! You don't care, I'll stop talking now.

[ and go launch himself out the nearest airlock ha ha ha ha bye forever ]