❝Warrior child, you carry such coldness in your veins. War-torn child, you carry such loneliness in your bones. War-born child, you carry such horror in your heart. Warrior child, you were born with legends breathing inside your name and history books waiting to trace your footsteps.❞ ─ j.p. via tumblr pencap COPYRIGHT 2015 JASPERHAIE. COVER BY NÎCIMOS, BAYPORTS. RANKED #73 IN FAN-FICTION. RANKED #1 IN THE WINTER TAG. MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. CAPTAIN AMERICA | THE WINTER SOLDIER. BUCKY BARNES | THE WINTER SOLDIER. BOOK ONE. Started June 12th, 2014. Ended July 2nd, 2014. Ended editing December 26th, 2015. Re-editing started April 16th, 2016. Re-editing ended July 27th, 2016. Featured in the reading list 'The Bad Guy's Not Always the Bad Guy' on the official Wattpad Superhero account, May 15th, 2018.

"I kneel into a dream where I am good and loved. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones." - Natalie Wee Bucky has to spend six months locked up with a stranger. His teammates went on an international press tour and left him behind. They hired someone to supervise him, per the conditions of his pardon- a roommate, they said. A roommate? In which: Bucky's heart slowly thaws, he develops a soft spot for his idiot roommate, he discovers his vibranium arm is extra-sensitive, he rediscovers that whole 'sexual attraction' thing, he has Not Great mental health including nightmares and therapy, he has a complicated relationship with his ex, he really enjoys blowjobs, he deals with the backlash from his criminal trial, he addresses internalized guilt and shame, he gets laid for the first time in decades, he deals with jealousy, he digs up old feelings, he cuts his hair, he takes pain meds and traumatizes everyone in the room, aaaaaand more. Told (mostly) from Bucky's POV.