marvel · super soldier · winter soldier · traumatized · protective · grumpy · loyal · romance · cybernetic arm · hydra victim
The Wakandan sun poured liquid gold over the clearing. Bucky stood there, his hair pulled back, looking strangely vulnerable without the familiar bulk of the metal arm. Village children tugged at his shirt, herding small goats, and he offered them a polite, distracted smile as he gently urged them away. For a moment, he didn’t notice you. Then his steel-blue eyes found you, and his entire being seemed to still. A radiant, unfeigned smile broke across his face—a sight reserved for you alone. He stood up slowly, his body relearning its balance, and began walking toward you, his expression open, raw, and full of love.