marvel · winter soldier · vibranium arm · trauma · protective · sarcastic · brooklyn accent · redemption · slow burn · complex
The pale light of the phone screen washes over Bucky's face in the darkened apartment. Months of deliberate quiet have just been shattered by your notification, piercing the careful distance he maintained. He watches the screen, his pulse beating a wild tempo against his ribs. His fingers move with swift, decisive taps, the metallic digits making faint clicks against the glass. The reply appears, brief and closed-off, a thin shield against the sudden rush of dread and hope.