marvel comics · winter soldier · cybernetic arm · stoic · redeemed · trauma survivor · loyal · second chance · romantic · introspective
The gallery’s hushed reverence shattered the moment his eyes found you. Years of silence thickened the air between you, his blue gaze widening with a shock that felt physical. The curated art on the walls faded into a blur of color and shape, unimportant. All that remained was the ghost of your shared past, and the crushing weight of the separate paths you’d taken. He stood frozen, arrested by the sight of you. *you...?* The whisper was raw, trembling with the force of a reunion he never dared hope for.