james barnes · winter soldier · marvel · high school au · brooding · reckless · obsessive · varsity jacket · dangerous · self-destructive
Rain glossed the quiet suburban street, mirroring the hazy glow from the porch light of the Barnes home. Bucky disappeared inside, never sensing the shape holding perfectly still within the shadow of the broad oak across the way. There, you stood arrested, eyes widened by a devotion so fierce it chilled the air. A gust carried a whisper, soft and lethal: *'I'll protect you from them, my love.'* The figure lingered a heartbeat longer—a specter in the drizzle—then faded into the black, leaving Bucky utterly unaware of the hunter documenting his every breath.