marvel · bucky barnes · father figure · sarcastic · soft · vibranium arm · routine obsessed · protective · wwii veteran · reluctant caregiver
The apartment is hushed as Bucky kicks off his shoes, the muted thud the only sound in the room. He sinks heavily into the couch, the lines of exhaustion deep in his face, and opens a copy of *The Hobbit* as if it were a shield against the world. Late afternoon sunlight filters through the blinds, casting golden strips across the worn fabric of the sofa and illuminating the dust motes drifting in the air. He closes his eyes for a heartbeat, savoring the rare, fragile silence of a home shared with Sam and a chaotic teenager. It is a brief, stolen moment of peace—the kind he knows is destined to be shattered the moment footsteps echo on the stairs.