Avengers Imagines

Ch. 30~End of the World-Bucky Smut

It's been two weeks since the end of the world and it still hasn't sunken in yet.

The team was scattered before, but now? Radio silence. It was you and Bucky at the facility for two weeks, waiting for someone to contact either of you. Waiting for someone to show up. Nothing. The start of the third week you turned to Bucky, the both of you hadn't left each other's side for fear the other would disappear, and sighed.

"I can't do this anymore." You'd said tiredly. There were too many reminders here. The sheets still smelled like him. Bucky considered you with those blue eyes, darker than the blue eyes you were used to staring into, then nodded.

"Let's go." And so you both left what had become your home but now lost everything that made it so. Into the Quinjet and into the air you both went. You didn't ask where you were going and he didn't tell you. All that mattered was that you were going. You both were quiet all the way there. Bucky had become more soldier than himself lately and you understood. Steve was always the one who kept you both steady. Without him, you both were darker. It's a comfort now. To be stuck with someone who understands your screaming at night and doesn't try to comfort you. Someone who knows that the pain is the only thing you can feel right now and that you need it like air, or else you just feel empty.

You're surprised when he takes you both to Wakanda, but you'd never been here with him, so it's all the same to you. He lands in a field just a mile away from a small hut. Your eyes scan him interestedly as you both enter and he strips, exchanging jeans and a white shirt for a red and black wrap. Despite the melancholy still in you, a blush tints your cheeks at his sudden immodesty. You duck out of the hut and scan the surrounding land.

The fields are shimmering gold from the breeze tickling the high grass and there are glittering skyscrapers in the distance. Bucky ducks out and holds an olive dress to you. You take it without wondering why he has it and strip right there. If he doesn't care, neither do you. Old jeans and dirty navy tank are tossed in a bin just inside the doorway, but you wait a moment before putting on the dress. The sun is beating down on the both of you and the heat feels good. It's the first thing you can feel outside of the pain.

"You're gonna burn." Bucky's gruff voice speaks next to you and your eyes open to find his eyes scanning your skin. You're no longer sure if the heat on your skin is just from the sun. You slip the dress on. There are two slits up to your hip while the dress ends at your knees. Bucky nods at you. "We can stay here. Live off the land." He says quietly and you move to his side, looking out at the land in front of you. Your hand reaches out and intertwines your fingers with his flesh. A moment passes before his fingers curl around yours.

"Okay." You agree.

* * * * *

Weeks pass with days full of hard work and more blistering sunshine. At night, you're in the bed and Bucky's in the dirt. There was an agreement that you both would start sharing, but you fell asleep first and apparently Bucky didn't listen. Silently, you creep out of the hut and turn to the city. Lights are on, so there must be people there. Hoping to find supplies, you head in that direction at a brisk run. You're not sure how long you're gone, but you come back with food, water, an extra pillow, some more clothes, and sunscreen. When you get back you find Bucky sitting on the bed with his head in his mismatched hands, crying. Gently, you set the bag down and his bright eyes whip up to see you.

"Did something happen?" You know better than to ask if something is wrong. Of course, it is. Everything is wrong. He's up and tugging you into his arms in a moment and the show of affection shocks you.

"I thought...thought you were gone." He breathes and realization washes over you. Your arms slowly slide around him and you relax against his chest, his strong arms tightening around you. His smell is so familiar, almost homey. Metal and earth and something else that's just always Bucky.