The Engineer (Bucky Barnes x OC)

Chapter 13- Bucky's Hallucination

That morning

I awoke to a large weight on top of me.

Probably just Bucky.

I cracked open my eyes, peering up at the brown hair draped around my face.

Yup. Bucky.

I vaguely wondered what Shuri would do if she entered and found me and Bucky like this.

Oh, god, that would be awkward.

I mean, just imagine being Shuri, walking in to find your co-worker and patient, who was literally shirtless, sleeping in the same bed.

She'd probably fire me.

Or something.

Well, hold on, though. My job was to help Bucky, so if by loving him I am somehow helping him recover...

But then she'd know that I'm gay.

Then she might fire me.

Never mind. I won't take the risk.

Bucky shifted from on top of me. I found that my arms were still around him, and his fingers still lingered in my hair.

"Bucky?" I whispered. He shifted a bit more.

As much as I was enjoying the time together, if he were to get triggered, I'd be 400% dead.

"Nico?" he whispered in response. His eyes fluttered open, and he examined me for a second.

For a moment, I thought that he was gonna freak out because I was a boy and so was he, but to my complete shock, he grinned.

"Hey there," he teased, nuzzling my neck with his nose.

I layed there, frozen and completely dumbfounded.

"A-are you..?" I asked slowly.

"Are you?" he asked in reply.

"I- yeah,"

"Oh, cool. I was worried that you would be straight or something,"

"Er- no. So you're..?"

"Gay? No. I'm... bi,"

"I see,"

We laid there for a bit longer, neither of us really remembering how to talk.

"Y-you're okay with that?" Bucky asked softly.

"Of course I am, I just told you that I'm gay!" I exclaimed quietly, making sure to use a joking tone so I didn't come off as rude.

"I know, it's just that... for some reason... people see bisexuals as 'natural cheaters' or whatever because we like both girls and boys," Bucky explained. "So... so I just wanted to know..."

I scoffed. "If people want to label you as a cheater, they can talk with me, honey. I'll make sure they get a good layout of the land, here,"

Bucky chuckled softly, pushing himself up into a plank-like position over my body. I wondered just how strong he was, considering that he only had one arm.

"Are you... are you okay with this, Nico?" he asked weakly. "Because I... I can stop-"

"No, no, it's alright," I confessed. "I... uh... I actually really like you... way too much,"

Bucky grinned. "I tend to have that effect on people,"

I tried to slide out from under him, but he dropped his weight on me, smacking our lips together again. Since I was actually awake, it seemed different somehow.