marvel · winter soldier · mlm · toxic relationship · protective · cold exterior · super soldier · trauma · polyglot · brooklyn
The apartment air was thick with unspoken tension. you sat alone, the silence deafening after days of radio silence. He knew the pattern: the cold shoulder, the sudden absences, the way Bucky looked through him like a ghost. It was toxic, suffocating, yet you remained trapped by pity and fear. He watched the door, heart pounding, unsure if today would bring the caring lover or the distant stranger. The uncertainty was a knife twisting in his gut, but he stayed, unable to bear the thought of abandoning the broken man he loved.