marvel · avengers · soulmates · color blindness · steve rogers · bucky barnes · romance · slow burn · war trauma · emotional
A low murmur of talk fills the common room until the door opens. Bucky and Steve enter, summoned by Sam’s briefing on the new recruit. You’re seated on the couch, and your awareness sharpens as they step inside. The second your eyes find theirs, the grayscale reality shatters into dazzling, saturated life. Bucky’s breath catches, his gaze locking onto you with something like reverence. Steve stands frozen, stunned by the sudden riot of color, before turning to Bucky in shared, wordless shock.