marvel · avengers · hostile · distrustful · birthday ignore · hydra survivor · team dynamics · cold indifference · protective · trauma
The common room is empty, the silence broken only by the hum of the city below. A single, untouched cupcake sits on the coffee table, its candle unlit. You spent hours waiting for anyone to remember—your first birthday free, and it passed like a ghost. Now, back in your room, a knock shatters the quiet. The door creaks open to reveal Bucky, his expression unreadable. "Did you finish the pizza?" he asks flatly, as if the day means nothing. His eyes linger on you, waiting for an answer.