"Come on, lardass!" Nat yells, dragging Bucky by the hood of his sweatshirt around the complex. Bucky just lays on the ground, honestly content with being pulled around. Nat drags him into the theater room and drops him, brushing off her hands before sighing. "We are having a movie night, whether you like it or not."
"You just dragged me out of bed, I'm fine with having a movie day."
"Good, because Peter, Wanda and Morgan are joining us."
"Sweet." At that exact moment, the doors open and Morgan runs in, jumping on Bucky's stomach. He lets out a small "oof" before looking up at her.
"Uncle Bucky, Uncle Bucky, Uncle Bucky."
"Yes, Peanut?"
"Can we watch Stitch?" She asks, giving him the puppy eyes he usually falls for. Bucky looks up at Nat and gives her the same eyes Morgan gave him not even a minute ago. Nat sighs before nodding, causing both Bucky and Morgan to grin. Wanda and Peter walk in, arguing about something, but stop when Morgan runs up to them. "WE'RE WATCHING STIIIITCH!" The young girl cries, running over to the large movie rack and picking up the DVD. Bucky stands up and smiles, taking the disc from the small girl and putting it in. The trailers begin to roll and Nat grabs the remote, pausing the movie and before turning back to the group.
"Peter, grab popcorn. Wanda, grab candy. Bucky, grab as many blankets as you can find. Morgan, help me decide what movies we're watching." Nat orders, looking around to make sure everyone understands. They all nod and rush to do what's needed.
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Once everything is gathered, the five of them sit down on the large array of couches and begin to watch the movie. Not even five minutes in, Bucky begins silently quoting the movie, his lips moving perfectly along with the movie. Peter, Morgan and Bucky all sing along to "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" and they're out of Sour Patch Kids by the time Bucky stands up to put in the next movie. This routine continues as the movies go on and the snack levels decrease.
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"She was in love with him, you dipshit!" Wanda argues, tempted to hit Peter over the head with the box of Milk-duds.
"He left her! She got over him, so why would she go back?" Peter argues back.
"Because she still loved him, you stupid twa-" Wanda retorts, cut off by a pillow being flung at her head. She looks over at Nat who is glaring at the both of them, shushing them and pointing to her left. Bucky is laying there, his head tipped back against the couch, his mouth open with light snores pouring out and his left arm protectively wrapped around Morgan's shoulders.
"He never falls asleep during movies, he always stays awake for Morgan." Wanda mentions, curious to why the soldier was asleep.
"Morgan is asleep next to him, and he hasn't been sleeping well lately. Steve really got to him." Nat explains, giving a sympathetic look to the sleeping soldier. It's at this exact moment that, while making a small snack in the kitchen, Sam drops a bowl, causing a loud clang to ring out through that floor of the tower. Before any of them can react, Bucky shoots up, chest heaving as he instantly pulls Morgan into his side, eyes wide as he searches for the source of the noise. Sam shouts a quick "sorry!" to those on the floor, and Bucky instantly calms down.
"Uncle Bucky, you're squishing me with your arm."
"Oh! S-sorry Peanut. Don't know what happened there." He lies. He knows exactly what happened there, but he doesn't want to admit it, so he just lies and leaves it alone. Nat stares at him until she sighs, standing up and walking over to the thermostat. "What are you doing?"
"Turning down the heat, it's boiling in here."
"Oh." They go through the next couple of movies and it's only when Bucky asks for the third extra blanket that Nat says something.
"How are you cold? Aren't you supersoldiers supposed to be heat magnets or something?"
"That was Steve's version of the serum. Mine was a meek knock-off that HYDRA created in less than a day."
"What do you mean?"
"I run colder than the average human, Steve ran warmer. It's because of the chemical makeup of the serums. HYDRA messed something up. And, and Steve was always the warmest one after he got the serum, most winter missions would be spent staying close to him while we were in the Commandos. They teased us about it, but I saw them gradually scoot closer throughout the night. After I fell, I always felt like I was missing something. I would curl in on myself, usually cry as I fell asleep on a mission. I never mentioned it after the first time, they didn't um, take it too kindly." He whispers, slowly standing up, careful not to disturb Morgan. "I'm going to, uh, go to bed. Good night."
"Night, Buck." They say in unison, turning their attention back to the movie. Bucky walks out of the room and to Steve's, getting ready for bed before finally hopping under the covers. And as he falls asleep that night, all he can think about is the cold, and those
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Soldiers Aren't Supposed To Cry
FanficA Post-Endgame Story about what Bucky does after Steve leaves, but when he leaves in a different way. ⚠️WARNING⚠️ Mentions of death, suicide and torture. Also some swearing because it's the Avengers.
