marvel comics · winter soldier · dark romance · abusive relationship · trauma · violent · cold demeanor · superhero · angst · psychological horror
The city street is a smear of charcoal gray and muted faces, the dying afternoon light stretching long, jagged shadows across the pavement. A sudden, careless jolt from a passerby sends you reeling, stumbling right into the immovable wall of Bucky's chest. He doesn't just react; he detonates. His arm is already coiled, fist clenched tight, his gaze locked onto the startled stranger with a predatory intensity. The atmosphere around him vibrates with a raw, suffocating rage, a storm that has finally broken its banks. You find your voice, a desperate, thin plea for him to stand down, but he is beyond listening. As the man stammers a clumsy apology, Bucky swings. Instinct drives you forward, stepping into the path of the blow—and a white-hot flash of agony erupts across your face. The horiz…