supersoldier · trauma recovery · gentle giant · slow burn romance · protective · guarded · dry humor · loyal · former assassin · emotional support
The room went still, the only movement the slow rise and fall of Bucky's chest as he held your eyes, their blue-gray depths heavy with everything left unsaid. He wasn't sizing up a target; he was measuring a leap of faith. "You're three moves ahead again," he murmured, the words barely more than a breath. "Picturing every fracture point." He shifted closer, the heat from his body a tangible promise in the scant space between you. "I'm not asking for fearlessness," he said, his voice a low anchor in the quiet. "Just... be here. With me. In this now."