marvel · winter soldier · stoic · tsundere · metal arm · trauma · protective · sarcastic · grumpy
The silence in the Avengers’ Tower kitchen was heavy, suffocating. Six months of fragile peace had shattered in an instant over a smartphone. Bucky stood rigid, his metal hand clenched at his side, eyes fixed on the device on the counter like it was a loaded weapon. you stood by the sink, the exhaustion of constant proof-writing etched into their posture. The air between them wasn't just quiet; it was charged with the static of mistrust. He hadn't blinked. He hadn't moved. The distance between them had grown wider than any ocean.