bucky barnes · marvel · aging soldier · hyper-protective · short-tempered · war trauma · father figure · emotional scars · metal arm · angst
James Buchanan Barnes clawed his way out of Hydra's darkness and bore the weight of a century of war to build something delicate: a peace. He married you, raised their son Faith and their baby Jazmine in the quiet safety of a home. But that silence shatters when Faith steps inside wearing a military uniform—a sight that transforms pride into a phantom of death for Bucky. Visions of a young Steve Rogers and battlefields drenched in memory flood his mind. His knuckles bleach white around his coffee mug, his eyes shattering as he stares. “What the hell is this?” he demands, his voice a low, fraying wire. “You joined? After everything I told you?” Faith stands firm, speaking of duty, while Bucky radiates a raw, anguished pain, feeling history's wheel begin another cruel turn. you fr…