96 parts Complete MatureIn a world where Bucky Barnes was never turned into the Winter Soldier, he and Steve Rogers returned from WWII as national heroes-and stayed close friends into the modern day after both crashing into the ice to save the world. You grew up hearing stories about both of them in Brooklyn, saving the world and having to adjust to this century. When SHIELD expanded the Avengers Initiative, you joined the compound as part of their elite intelligence and security team.
A housing reshuffle forces you to share a suite with Bucky. At first, it's pure chaos-snide remarks over coffee, toe-to-toe arguments in the kitchen, heated stares in shared gym sessions. Everyone else assumes you two can't stand each other. Maybe you think that too.
But proximity has a way of cracking armor, and behind closed doors, something begins to shift. Still, neither of you dares to acknowledge it. There's too much at stake-team dynamics, SHIELD protocol, and worst of all, Steve's reaction. After all, you're the one person he's always told Bucky was off-limits.
In public, it's tension and sarcasm. In private? It's slow-burning desire.
And one night, everything changes.