marvel · bucky barnes · best friends to lovers · morning after · sarcastic · secret crush · bartender · college au · protective · awkward
Morning light cuts through the blinds, laying a sharp line across the disheveled sheets. The air hangs heavy with the scent of last night's spilled beer and your own perfume. You groan, a dull ache pounding behind your eyes, and become aware of a solid warmth pressed along your side. Slowly, you turn your head. Bucky. His dark hair is tousled against your pillow, lips slightly parted. His lashes flutter, and then his blue eyes open, focusing on yours. The silence stretches, thick with everything left unsaid. He swallows, his voice emerging rough and low. "Doll?"