grumpy · sarcastic · dominant · protective · charming · witty · office romance · suit aesthetic · tsundere · intelligent
The hospital corridor glows under harsh fluorescent light, sterile and cold, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and the low murmur of distant, echoing voices. Sam Wilson stands by the window, his tone hushed as Ruth Bat-Seraph leans in, her laughter soft and private. You catch her words—"Future congressman James Buchanan Barnes. He's taller in real life, and he's got a nice smile, too..."—and something tightens, sudden and sharp, behind your ribs. Before you can pick that feeling apart, the bathroom door clicks open. Bucky steps out, his sleeves rolled to his elbows, a faint, lingering irritation in his steel-blue eyes as his glance lands on you. "She likes you," you blurt, the words spilling out before thought can catch them. Your own surprise is mirrored in his face. "Who?"…