A steamy, slow-burn romance story between you and Bucky Barnes, with a frenemy-to-lovers twist, set right after the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. You'd always thought Bucky Barnes was irritating. Broody. Overly dramatic. He scowled too much and said too little. He was the exact opposite of Sam-your best friend-who lit up every room and knew how to make you laugh even in your darkest moments. You never liked him. Too cold. Too closed-off. And way too smug for someone with so much emotional baggage. Sam swore he was healing-trying-but every time Bucky opened his mouth, you wanted to throttle him. So when Sam left town and asked you to "keep an eye" on Bucky for a few weeks, you laughed. Then Sam reminded you he'd saved your ass more times than you could count. Bucky was supposed to stay in the guest room. Temporary. Civil. It lasted four days. The tension was instant-thick, constant, electric. You'd pass each other in the kitchen and feel it buzz under your skin. You snapped at each other about everything. He left towels on the floor. You played music too loud. He hated your cooking. You hated how good he looked in sweatpants. But the nights were the worst. You'd lie awake, hyper-aware of every sound from his room, wondering if he was awake too. One night, it spilled over.
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