[fancypost bgcolor= transparent; border: 0px;][justify]Every once and a while Barnes showed his face to prove to the world that he wasn't dead. It'd been like that for a while now, one or two months, maybe. The german-shepard had fallen into some sort of place in his life where he just kept coming in and out of the shadows of SunClan. The male felt pretty fucking pathetic about it, in all honesty. After being an active member of the anti-clan for so long, he sort of just faded out. Somewhat constantly trying to come back for a short amount of time before dropping off the Earth again for another week or two. He could only hope maybe this time he could stay out of the shadows. Another shitty attempt at being a member of the community once again.
Sure, he knew Phan. Seafoam. Steve. Of course, Steve. A few others. But, the rest ⏤ they were unfamiliar faces. Hence, why he now sat on his haunches, rocking back and letting the bitter scent of the sea overwhelm his senses in an attempt to make himself feel like there wasn't a care in the world, because there wasn't, right? The warrior liked to think he'd moved on from whatever happened to him. It was a story forgotten, only to be remember by himself and maybe one or two others. Paws pressing into the ground with his ears momentarily flattened against his head before speaking up with a pressing grin, yellow canines flashing in the growing sun.
"Meet and greet." There was a pause, a slower one. A pause to gather his thoughts. "James' is the real name, but don't call me that, alright?" He sounded sarcastic, but the ex-deputy meant it. Somewhere inside his thoughts the name 'James' tripped up a nerve. That name was reserved for only a few. "Bucky's what you should all call me. Or, Barnes." And that was what the light chocolate hued and obsidian colored canine finished on, letting his softer hazel gaze drift around ⏤ just waiting.
