Definitely not. There's more than enough leftovers there to suggest Steve likes to make enough for meals to come. Though truthfully there's rarely any leftovers left when he's finished. He just doesn't tend to eat in front of other people all that much.
Steve grew up always hungry because there wasn't any money to get a full meal. Even when he and Bucky moved in together there were many nights they went hungry or Steve lied about having eaten to make sure Bucky got enough to eat. He was the one with the steady job, he was the one who needed the strength to get through a day's work. Getting a new body had only made things worse. War rations meant even when he was performing for the shows with the USO girls there still wasn't a lot of food to go around. The actual front lines were even more scarce and the gnawing pain used to make Steve sick while he lay awake in his tent.
The Commandos figured it out eventually and used to save part of their rations for Steve whenever they could but he was so ashamed to have to take them. Only Bucky would ever be able to talk him down, smacking him on the back of the head and calling him an idiot for not taking care of himself properly. He should have noticed then, how only Bucky was able to keep up with him. Who shared the same hungry nights Steve did. He'd been too late to stop them from experimenting on his friend even by the time they rescued him.
Steve's used to going hungry. Used to all too often not getting enough to eat. When Jim leaves, Steve will finish the food he's made here. It'll be enough to hold him over until supper when he can go see Nana at the diner and tell her all about his attempts at making her recipes for a friend. It's easy to put things away when he reminds himself he can finish it later even as his stomach twists.
The question catches him so off guard he nearly spins on the spot to look back at Jim. He doesn't want to lie, but he can't exactly pretend like he didn't hear the question.
"Don't worry about it." Steve settles on instead. A non answer given with a ghost of a smile.
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Steve grew up always hungry because there wasn't any money to get a full meal. Even when he and Bucky moved in together there were many nights they went hungry or Steve lied about having eaten to make sure Bucky got enough to eat. He was the one with the steady job, he was the one who needed the strength to get through a day's work. Getting a new body had only made things worse. War rations meant even when he was performing for the shows with the USO girls there still wasn't a lot of food to go around. The actual front lines were even more scarce and the gnawing pain used to make Steve sick while he lay awake in his tent.
The Commandos figured it out eventually and used to save part of their rations for Steve whenever they could but he was so ashamed to have to take them. Only Bucky would ever be able to talk him down, smacking him on the back of the head and calling him an idiot for not taking care of himself properly. He should have noticed then, how only Bucky was able to keep up with him. Who shared the same hungry nights Steve did. He'd been too late to stop them from experimenting on his friend even by the time they rescued him.
Steve's used to going hungry. Used to all too often not getting enough to eat. When Jim leaves, Steve will finish the food he's made here. It'll be enough to hold him over until supper when he can go see Nana at the diner and tell her all about his attempts at making her recipes for a friend. It's easy to put things away when he reminds himself he can finish it later even as his stomach twists.
The question catches him so off guard he nearly spins on the spot to look back at Jim. He doesn't want to lie, but he can't exactly pretend like he didn't hear the question.
"Don't worry about it." Steve settles on instead. A non answer given with a ghost of a smile.