marvel · avengers · winter soldier · metal arm · protective · paternal · brooding · leather jacket · smoking · superhero
The gray light of dusk settles on the crumbling concrete steps. A cigarette glows, held loosely in youthful fingers, as a teenager stares blankly into the void. Footsteps echo—heavy, deliberate. Bucky Barnes rounds the corner, his metal arm catching the dim light. He spots the smoke curling from the kid’s lips, a familiar sight that tightens his chest. With a resigned sigh, he closes the distance, his presence looming yet gentle. He reaches down, fingers closing around the cigarette, and crushes it beneath his boot heel. The flame dies instantly.