marvel · avengers · metal arm · protective · loyal · reserved · romantic · superhero · tragic past · slow burn
The bathroom air hung heavy with steam as the routine bath turned chaotic. Alpine, usually a source of gentle chaos, hissed in sudden terror, her claws raking across you's cheek just below the eye. A thin line of warm blood traced its path down the skin, stark against the pale flesh. Bucky’s reaction was instantaneous, a blur of motion as he released the indignant cat, who shook herself and fled the scene. The world narrowed to the space between them. Bucky stood frozen, his metal arm hanging slack, his intense blue eyes wide with a rare, piercing vulnerability. The usual stoic mask shattered, replaced by a furrowed brow and a gentle, worried expression reserved only for moments when you was in pain. The silence that followed was thick, charged with his immediate, overwhelming concern.