The Twin Flame: Grumpy x Sunshine

My Tears Ricochet

"I didn't have it in myself to go with grace, and so the battleships will sink beneath the waves..."

Bucky throws the door of the police station open, the aggravation on his face clear as day. After the day him and Sam have had, he's just barely relieved that he's walking out as a free man after being arrested for missing his court-mandated therapy.

"Well, I feel better," Sam sarcastically grumbles.

"I feel like shit," Bucky grunts, a fresh batch of irritation laced in his voice after that therapy session from hell.

And then their night gets just a bit worse when John Walker rings the alarm of the police car he and Lemar lean on, the loud whooping noise grating on Bucky's last nerve.

"Gentlemen," John greets. "Good to see you again."

Sam and Bucky pad over to the car in silent resignation. Neither of them truly wanted to hear John Walker out, but they could both reluctantly admit that they sort of owed him for getting Bucky out of jail.

"Look, if we divide ourselves, we don't stand a chance. You guys know that," John matter-of-factly states, a proud smile on his face that borders on blatantly condescending. "We need to find this Sunshine-"

"Don't call her that," Bucky angrily retorts, unable to stop himself from revealing their last card to John.

That they know exactly who you are.

The proud smile on John's face slowly melts away to something akin to startled realization, "You know who it is." His eyes flicker to Sam's protective stance to the way Bucky's jaw clenches at the mere mention of the nickname. "You both know who it is."

Sam's arms drop, hoping a diplomatic approach could get John off of your trail, "It's irrelevant at this point, John."

John takes a step forward in Sam's direction. "They could be responsible for this. They could be helping the Flag Smashers!"

"She's not!" Sam curtly denies.

John lowers his gaze, challengingly crossing his arms. "And how do you suppose they got all that serum, Sam?"

Once again, Sam tries to maintain his composure, to talk John from pursuing his newest obsession. "We don't know...but it doesn't matter. We-"

John cuts him off with a snort, "I'd beg to differ. Whatever this is, it's dangerous is. She's dangerous."

"You know, other than accusations, is there anything you actually have?" Bucky challenges, crossing his arms over his chest.

"The leader's name is Karli Morgenthau. We've been targeting civilians who've been helping Karli move from place to place," John starts.

"They geotagged a location," Lemar continues. "Then scrambled the signal, but our satellites keep finding their symbols popping up in various displaced communities across Central and Eastern Europe."

"We think she's taking the medicine she just stole to one of these camps," John finishes.

"Well," Bucky smugly starts, not putting any effort to conceal the smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth. "There are hundreds of those all over the planet since The Blip. So I guess you'll have to look real hard."

"Good thing I have 20/20 vision, huh?" John retorts.

"Where is she now, Walker? Do you know?" Bucky continues, egging John on with a smug, challenging simper on his face.

"No," John admits, anger slowly seeping into his once composed voice. "We don't know, Bucky. It's only a matter of time before we find out."

"Things are really intense for you, aren't they, Walker?" Bucky taunts.