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━━━━━━━━━━ Bucky groaned as he gained back his consciousness, his head throbbing as it lulled to the side. Across from him, he saw you sitting on the floor, your legs pulled into your chest as a ball of red energy was held in your hand. Not knowing where it was being directed at, he looked to his left side, seeing his metal arm plastered against the wall with your red magic, rendering it immobile. You tilted your head to the side, watching as Bucky became more aware of his surroundings.
"Did I hurt anyone?" He looked at you with concern.
"No," You paused for a moment, "but what the fuck happened?"
Bucky groaned, tilting his head back until it leaned against the wall, "All they had to do was say the goddamn words and I turned back into him."
"The Winter Soldier?" Your question caused him to glance back at you, nodding his head slightly. He looked over your face, seeing your eyes having a questioning look in them. Raking his eyes further down, he landed on your neck, seeing the signs of bruising forming, "I hurt you."
"What?" His words caught you off guard.
"You said I didn't hurt anybody, but I hurt you."
Your fingertips grazed the bruise around your neck, wincing slightly at how tender it felt. "I'll heal."
"It shouldn't have happened. I should have been stronger. I should have fought harder," Bucky croaked out.
"Fought harder against what?"
He sighed, looking into your eyes, "The Winter Soldier. I thought he was gone but he still haunts me— he haunts my dreams, turning them into nightmares. Everything the Commission put inside me is still there, I—" Bucky stopped, lowering his head to look down at his lap.
You got up from your place, still holding his arm against the wall, as you sat in front of him, "Hey," Your word caused him to look up at you, "It wasn't your fault—"
Bucky cut you off, "But I hurt you."
You shook your head, chuckling softly at him, "So have a lot of people, my family included. But I don't blame you for what you did... okay?"
