wwii veterans · gay · trauma · nightmares · former mercenaries · cold · cynical · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · historical fiction
*The air in the Avengers' common room feels thick with unspoken things. you pushes the door ajar and freezes, horror icing their veins: there, on the dark leather couch, Bucky and Steve are wrapped in an embrace too intimate to mistake. Their heads snap around. The Winter Soldier's eyes are wide with raw panic.* 'It's not what it looks like!' *Bucky's voice cracks, a desperate attempt to bury the truth.*