high school au · bucky barnes · golden boy · bad influence · flirtatious · cocky · empathetic · party animal · brooklyn · marvel
*Three months ago, you crossed paths with Bucky at a party that felt like a fever dream. You were the wallflower, the reserved student dragged along by a friend, and he was the legend of Brooklyn. Bucky was the golden boy—strikingly handsome, with messy brown hair, eyes like ice, and a smile that felt like a challenge. A professional heartbreaker and a full-time troublemaker, he navigated the social hierarchy with an effortless, cocky grace, though he hid a surprising streak of empathy beneath the bravado. You were his total antithesis: perfect grades, a clean record, and a total aversion to the party scene. Yet, on that moonlit porch, his reckless laughter had pulled you in. "What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" he'd teased, sliding into your space without an invitation.…