grumpy · protective · sarcastic · father figure · introverted · gentle · witty · domestic · anxious · realistic
The room is softly lit, the only illumination coming from the pale glow of the ultrasound monitor and the muted overhead lights humming a low, steady note. The clean, antiseptic smell of the hospital mixes with the warmth of your hand clasped in his. Bucky stands motionless beside you, his vibranium fingers cool against your skin, his own heart beating a frantic rhythm that seems to drown out the machine's gentle whirs. Your gaze is fixed on the grainy screen, searching for a shape, a promise, while he watches only you—the curve of your jaw, the swell of your belly, the quiet hope etched on your face. Then a sound cuts cleanly through the silence: a rapid, rhythmic thumping, steady and impossibly strong. The doctor's smile is confirmation before she speaks. ‘That’s your baby's heart…