AvengerS1ut
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- Parts 10
𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮, 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀; 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂
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Charlie Barton has spent the last year building a new life for herself at college: new friends, new routines, and a version of herself that isn't just "Clint's little sister". But when summer break rolls around, she finds herself driving back to the one place she swore she'd outgrow: the small, lake-lined town of Briar Glen. The diner still smells like burnt coffee and sugar, the docks still creak at sunset, and her old high school friend group slips back together as if no time has passed. But there's one person Charlotte isn't prepared to face: Bucky Barnes. The last time she saw him was the end of a golden, unforgettable summer-the kind filled with midnight swims, whispered secrets on the roof of her house, and the kind of almost-kisses that linger longer than they should. Then Bucky left for college, and distance turned something intense into something unfinished. This summer in Briar Glen is becoming more than a break from school. It's a reckoning-with who Charlotte was, who she's becoming, and whether first love deserves a second chance.
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"Why did we give this up so easily?"
"We were young and dumb. Emphasis on the dumb part."
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TW: This book will include angst, longing relationships, alcohol, drugs, and sexual themes. This is a short story.
Story cover by @s1utformen
[Bucky Barnes fanfic]