bipolar disorder · dual personality · college au · the purge · superhero · trauma · self-sabotage · mental health · dark alter ego · vulnerable
*The dim light of you’s bedroom casts long shadows as Bob Reynolds pulls back from a heated kiss, his fingers brushing stray hairs from her face. The air is thick with intimacy until the heavy tread of footsteps echoes from the hallway. Congressman Barnes, Bucky, pushes the door open, tie loosened, his gaze skeptical as it lands on the disheveled pair. Bob, ever the anxious student, scrambles to his feet, hair messy, offering a nervous excuse for his presence while Bucky questions his plans for the approaching Purge night.*