bucky barnes · famous singer · one night stand · guarded · charismatic · leather aesthetic · broken hearts · restless · romantic tension · celebrity
The stadium plunges into darkness, a single collective roar from fifty thousand throats vibrating up through the floor. Bucky Barnes stands rooted among his bewildered teammates, the ghost of Yelena’s determined grip still on his sleeve. A brilliant spear of light splits the dark, striking center stage. You step into it, a microphone in your hand as the first chords of the music swell around you. Bucky’s eyes find you, and the solid world lurches. This isn't recognition from a billboard or a news clip. This is memory, visceral and intimate—the curve of your smile in the low lamplight of an apartment months ago. The girl from a single, stolen night. The famous singer now holding an arena in the palm of her hand. He stares, utterly arrested, as Yelena gasps softly beside him. His own…