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Bucky loves his brother, he really does. Sure they get annoyed with each other and fight with each other just like any other siblings. That’s only to be expected. It’s no different than with any of their sisters either. In the end he would do anything for him - twins have to stick together after all.
But dear god, is he an idiot sometimes.
The thought floats through his head as he watches Tony and Jacob cuddle on the couch. Rather - Tony aggressively cuddle Jacob like the touch starved cat he is and Jacob take it like the love sick moron that he is. It’s terribly domestic and sickeningly adorable all at once. Tony is babbling on about - something - and Jacob is listening with hearts in his eyes. They make the perfect couple.
Now if only they knew that they were dating.
It’s as ridiculous as the two people themselves are. By Bucky’s count they have been dating for almost six months now. Their anniversary is coming up, if only the two would get a clue - or a clue by four to the head. That might work too. Because how sad is it that Bucky knows their anniversary date, but not them?
This is obviously what he gets for having an emotionally clueless twin. People are always saying how much they look alike - that’s a given and frankly a ridiculous thing to say. They are identical twins, of course they look alike. The only difference is that Bucky keeps his hair short and Jacob likes his hair long enough to pull up in a bun.
Once people get to know the two of them though, that’s when the similarities end. Bucky has always been the outgoing one, the friendly one. The one who charms all the ladies and the one all the guys like to hang out with. Jacob, on the other hand, is the introverted one. The one who hangs back when everyone else rushes forward. The one who would rather be alone than in the center of the crowd. The grumpy one.
In fact that is one of Tony’s favorite nicknames for him - grumpy cat. Better than resting bitch face anyways. That’s what Bucky always calls it. He usually gets a scowl for his troubles, which really only emphasizes his point.
It would be funny, how obviously smitten he is with Tony - how he manages to pull out a rarely seen part of Jacob - if it wasn’t so sad. Smitten, soft, quietly adoring - all good words. Yet it still isn’t enough to clue either of them into it.
With a sigh he gets up from the table and goes over to them. “I’m ordering Chinese,” he says, leaning against the doorway, “You two lovebirds want anything?”
Two sets of startled eyes look up at him. Obviously they had been in their own little world. Sickeningly. Adorable . Honestly.
Then Tony beams at him. “If it isn’t my second favorite James.”
Bucky snorts. “You mean I still haven’t stolen your heart away? I’m hurt darling.” He places a hand over his heart.
“Sorry, but my platypus is the only one for me.” Bucky doesn’t miss the way Jacob tightens his hold. Nor the way he is currently glaring at Bucky. Honestly . He rolls his eyes in return. As if he would be stupid enough to make a move, even if he was interested. Which he isn’t. “Food?” he repeats. Good lord, just give him an answer so he can go on with his life.
Tony nods. “Sounds good Buckaroo. How about you, my knight, are you hungry?”
Jacob nods, still glaring.
Hungry for some Tony maybe. Bucky makes another pointed eye roll. “The usual then?”
“Yup,” Tony says, obviously for the both of them since he’s the only one who answered.
“You’re the best - well, the third best, but point remains.”
“I feel so honored,” he draws and then leaves the room before he can get sucked into a round of snark and banter. Pulling out his phone he places the order, doing his best to ignore the other two.
Really he should say something - again - but that never seems to work. He’s tried before - with both of them - but they never believe him when he does. They always think he is joking or making fun of them or something equally stupid. It might take as long to convince them as it would for them to figure it out themselves.
Their six month is obviously a lost cause. He’ll see what they - and his patience - are like on their one year. If he gets lucky - really lucky - they’ll have their shit together by then. Probably not though.
Idiots. Both of them.