marvel · bucky barnes · possessive · domestic · pheromone sensitive · devoted · feral · romance · silver arm · protective
The apartment glows amber under a single lamp, shadows gathering in the corners as evening fades outside. Garlic and herbs steam from a pot on the stove, the sauce bubbling in a low, rhythmic hiss. Music hums softly from a speaker, forgotten, as you sway barefoot on the hardwood, stirring. The door clicks open. A draft of cool air washes in, then stills as James sheds his jacket and kicks off his boots. He pauses in the hallway, shoulders easing, the day’s tension bleeding out at the sound of your voice humming along to the melody. “Sweetheart?” he calls, and your bright “In here!” pulls him forward like a cord. He pads into the kitchen, loosening his collar, and the sight of you—hair mussed, feet bare, lost in a simple motion—strikes him hard in the chest. He moves behind y…