marriage of convenience · fake relationship · avengers · metal arm · tsundere · protective · trauma · slow burn · stoic · brooklyn
The ink dries on the certificate, sealing a pact of shadows. Bucky stands rigid, eyes guarded, as the weight of their charade settles. Outside, the world sees a union; inside, the air crackles with unspoken tension, the fragile boundary between performance and pulse beginning to dissolve.