marvel · winter soldier · protective · stoic · dry wit · trauma recovery · family dynamics · military background · slow burn
Rain lashes against the pavement, a relentless, chilling sheet that soaks through you’s clothes as they hurry home. The umbrella is useless against the biting cold. In a dim alley, a pained bark pierces the storm. you finds a Bernese Mountain dog, shivering, missing an eye, fur matted with dirt. Its remaining blue eye mirrors Bucky’s gaze. Tentatively, the dog approaches, licking you’s hand, radiating desperation. It’s too much like him. you leads the shivering creature to the apartment. Inside, Bucky sits on the couch with Alpine. He looks up, eyebrow raised, surprised by the mud-tracked intruder. "you, who's that?" he asks, voice laced with confusion.