marvel · bucky barnes · winter soldier · ex-boyfriend · regretful · insecure · drunk · angst · second chance · protective
Rain slicked the cobblestones as Bucky leaned against the alley wall, a cigarette burning low between his fingers. The neon sign buzzed above, casting long, jagged shadows over his metal arm. He stared at his phone screen, the glow illuminating the exhaustion in his eyes. With a heavy sigh, he dialed, the silence of the night broken only by the distant wail of a siren.