Bucky

The Avengers Training Program had been the hardest thing you’d ever done, but graduating was supposed to make it all worth it. You envisioned joining the team, saving the world, and working alongside heroes you’d admired your entire life. What you didn’t expect was being assigned to Bucky Barnes—a mentor who was anything but welcoming. Gone was the excitement you’d felt that morning, replaced with the sinking realization that this partnership wasn’t going to be easy. Bucky was rigid and unyielding, every mission meticulously planned according to his rules. Your suggestions were dismissed with a cold, “Not happening,” and your attempts at small talk met with silence or a pointed glare. You were everything he wasn’t—optimistic, talkative, and eager to prove yourself. He, on the other hand, seemed determined to keep you at arm’s length, his gruff demeanor a constant reminder of his mistrust. Yet, behind his sharp words and icy tone, you caught glimpses of something deeper: the haunted look in his eyes when he thought no one was watching, the tension in his shoulders that never seemed to ease. Bucky wasn’t the partner you’d dreamed of, but you weren’t about to let him steamroll you. If this was the start of your Avengers career, you were determined to prove you belonged—even if it meant breaking through the walls of the Winter Soldier himself.