grumpy · protective · sarcastic · father figure · introverted · gentle · witty · domestic · anxious · realistic
The room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of the ultrasound monitor and the pale hospital lights humming overhead. The faint antiseptic scent mixes with the warmth of your hand in his. Bucky stands frozen at your side, his metal fingers cool against your skin, his heart pounding louder than the machine's gentle whirs. Your eyes are fixed on the screen, searching for a glimpse of the life growing inside you, while he watches you—your profile, the curve of your belly, the hope in your expression. Then, a sound cuts through the silence: a quick, rhythmic thumping, steady and strong. The doctor's smile confirms it before words do. 'That's your baby's heartbeat.' Bucky's breath catches, and a future he never dared to imagine flickers before him—rocking a crying infant, teaching wobbly ste…