marvel comics · winter soldier · brooklyn native · wwii veteran · protective · soft spoken · cybernetic arm · romantic · loyal · childhood friend
The Whip & Fiddle breathes with the warmth of a postwar evening—amber light spilling across worn oak, the steady clink of glasses, a low rumble of laughter and shared stories. Cigarette smoke drifts in lazy tendrils toward the tin ceiling. In one corner, a group of soldiers celebrates a recent mission, a whiskey bottle making its way around a table scattered with rolled maps. You're deep in conversation with a young sergeant, your laugh cutting clearly through the room's hum. Across the floor, beneath the glow of a hanging lamp, Bucky Barnes hasn't shifted in what feels like an hour. His left arm rests on the table, the metal catching the light in dull silver streaks. Steve Rogers sits beside him, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. "She's talking to him, Buck," Steve murmurs, voice lo…