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Headcanons for being Bucky’s ex and joining the Thunderbolts (Part 2)

Bucky Barnes x reader

warnings: blood, death, guns, lots of senseless bickering between exes

a/n: the last part got really long and really into the backstory i created for them so THIS is the part with the thunderbolts (but read part 1 too i put a lot of effort into it)

prompt:

part 1

after bucky left you to die and gave you a lousy apology through steve, you’d been on the run

steve invited you to join him when he broke you out of the RAFT, but you had no interest in his mission—you were back to fighting for yourself

you hadn’t been alone in 2 years, you took this as an opportunity to use your skills again instead of living that quiet life in hiding

it was sparse one-off contracts for a while, nothing too spectacular. retrieve data, rescue hostages, kill bad guys—you were still trying to be on the right side of things

and about a year into your “new career,” you got a call from an unknown number.

“y/n? it’s bucky”

“go to hell” -you, hanging up

you were still a little upset about the whole situation

he didn’t say goodbye, you were left to die, you got thrown into a supermax prison for being an accomplice to the winter soldier, he went to wakanda and let steve break the news to you that he was back on ice—you had reasons to be pissed

“did you get a hold of y/n?” -shuri

“uh…sort of” -bucky

“they hung up on you, yeah?” -shuri

“told me to go to hell first” -bucky, smiling through the pain

“maybe you should try a big gesture, something to apologize for your absence” -t’challa

“i, uh, i’ll have to sleep on it” -bucky

“haven’t you slept enough?” -shuri

you continued operating as a gun for hire, flying under the government’s radar and dodging bucky’s calls

it wasn’t that you fell out of love with him for protecting himself, you felt discarded because when things got bad he didn’t stop fleeing further away from you

and you knew damn well it wasn’t about protecting you because you could handle yourself.

*phone rings*

“hello?” -you

“hello, is this y/n l/n?” -shuri

“depends who’s asking” -you

“this is princess shuri of wakanda, i’m calling on behalf of bucky barnes, he’d like—” -shuri, stopping when you hung up “they hung up, bucky”

bucky spent weeks agonizing over losing you, replaying the moment you got shot in his head over and over, regretting not reaching out to you sooner, not seeing you face-to-face, not fighting to get you refuge to wakanda

and then he started to think you were better off without him

you missed him here and there, reminiscing on days you lived in your cozy apartment (albeit very run down, but it was home)

that little apartment where the windows were covered in newspapers, the faucets dripped all night, the neighbors stomped and yelled, the lights flickered, and you shared it all with someone special

now you could never stay in one place too long because you’d risk being caught and ending up back in the RAFT

after the repetitive two years of missions and running, you blinked and 5 years went by

you stood there in disbelief trying to solve your problem—your target completely vanished.

except…you were the one that vanished?

after a few hours of being back from the blip, you were startled by a ring of sparks opening behind you, the glow grabbing your attention

and bucky walking through the portal—doctor strange found you for him

“y/n, i was worried—i had to see you” -bucky

“oh, you were worried? like you were worried when i got shot an almost died in our apartment? now you come to see me?” -you

“i needed to get better. you know what happened, you know i hurt people. those triggers were still in my head—i always felt like i was putting you in danger and now i’m free of those words.” -bucky

“bucky, i just found out that i’ve basically been dead for five years. i’ve got a lot of shit to figure out right now and you are not on my list” -you

“i just came back, too. and i just fought the guy who was trying to kill us all again. and now i’m here to try to make things right with you” -bucky

“stay the hell out of my life, bucky” -you

“i wish i did things differently, y/n” -bucky

“i do, too” -you

if anything, you aimed to hurt him with your words the way he hurt you with his actions

and you succeeded, bucky was a moping mess and the knife was twisted when steve decided to go back in time and live his life the way he dreamed—bucky wanted a happy ending, too.

you on the other hand, you threw yourself deeper into your work until you were discovered by valentina de fontaine

“darling, i think we can help each other out” -val

“highly doubt that” -you

“oh, but you haven’t even heard my pitch yet! i was going to offer you a chance to turn your life around” -val

“sounds too good to be true” -you

“well, i have power and you have intelligence and skills” -val

“cut to the chase” -you

“SHIELD and HYDRA both had you on their payroll, so i know you were worth a damn. according to my intel, you weren’t so in touch with your HYDRA side—tells me you had a lot of discipline and played the hand you were dealt even if it wasn’t too great, took a chance to play instead of just folding. took in the winter soldier, even had a relationship, so i know you’re brave. you’re just the person i’ve been looking for” -val

“and just how are you going to help me?” -you

“oh, because i can get you pardoned. see, i know you’ve been running since 2014—natasha romanoff leaks all the SHIELD files, you get outed as a double agent, you take off with bucky barnes, hide out in bucharest a few years, barnes gets framed for terrorism, should i go on?” -val

“no, i think you made your point” -you

“well, if james barnes can be pardoned for all that shit he did as the winter soldier, i’m sure a low-level threat like you can get pardoned easy. i mean, your charges for bucky’s thing are null and void now that he’s been exonerated—the whole double agent thing was obviously coercion—that treason charge will get wiped away, your ‘escaping custody’ thing should be a piece of cake. after all, i’m pulling a lot of invisible strings—all i’m asking is that you come work for me. and the pardon’s just a signing bonus, you get paid big bucks working for me. what do you say, y/n?” -val

you accepted her offer, got quietly pardoned, and went on to start doing business

her contracts were a piece of cake—you just had to swallow your pride a bit and get your hands dirty.

she still gave you the more “ethical” assignments, the ones that you could easily justify in your head

you were finally able to get a permanent place, have a home without the worry of your door being busted down and you in cuffs. you could finally start owning more than just what would fit in a suitcase. you were back in your comfort zone and it felt amazing

after a few years of working for val, your attention turned to bucky running for office

and when he won, you were stunned

“if he gets in my way, i need you to destroy him” -val

lucky for you, bucky was having a hard time finding his footing—you didn’t need to lift a finger (nor were you going to, that was an egregious request)

instead, val would just mock him with you (which you were much more comfortable with behind closed doors)

“i don’t know what he was thinking trying to get into politics” -you with a glass of wine

“maybe he was trying to impress you” -val

“hopefully he’s well past that. i haven’t given him the time of day in years, i do still get the occasional text from him, though” -you

you weren’t aware that val was working an angle by bonding with you

she thought she could use you as a pawn if she ever truly needed to knock bucky off the board—not by you taking him down for her, but her using you against him

bucky knew you were working for val, she mentioned it a few times to him during representative meetings. and it irked him a lot

the day she dropped that bombshell on him, you had thirty missed calls and 5 voicemails you deleted without listening to

but things came to a head when valentina was at risk for impeachment

you got sent to nevada on a mission to trail a spy and see what intelligence they were trying to steal from one of val’s bases—oh, wait, it was a trap

a trap that brought you and four other of her agents together. and bob?

“oh, shit. you’re bucky’s ex!” -john “that man is not over you, and now you work for val? trying to get back at him, huh?”

“john, you work for val, too” -you

“yeah but my thing is different” -john

“well, both our things have us locked in val’s death trap, so if you have any ideas on how to get out without dying, i’d love to hear them” -you

after a lot of arguing and making your peace with death, ava got all of you out before the inferno burned you to a crisp

and after even MORE arguing, you guys escaped out to the desert, soon recruiting the red guardian as your getaway driver

and even MORE problems presented when val’s troops found you AGAIN

all hope was lost AGAIN

and then, like a miracle, one of the armored trucks in pursuit of alexei shostakov’s ancient limo exploded, and another, and then in the distance you saw a man on a motorcycle speeding towards you

“is that..?” -john

“FUUUUUCK” -you

“what? he just saved us, you ought to be grateful your ex doesn’t want to kill you” -yelena

“been a while since you’ve seen him, hm? i bet you two lovebirds have some catching up to do” -alexei

you gagged and then suddenly the limo flipped—bucky just hit you all with a bomb

“what the HELL, bucky?!” -you, crawling out of the wreckage

“what the hell is right, y/n! you’re working for val, now? are you insane?” -bucky

“yeah, sure, i’m insane” -you

“what’s that supposed to mean?” -bucky

“do i have to spell it out for you?” -you

the thunderbolts* watched in awe as you stood toe to toe with THE winter soldier and just screamed at him.

“this is the truest love i’ve ever witnessed” -alexei

bucky then apprehended all of you—yes, even you—while on his personal mission to get val impeached

“you know, all you had to do was ask. uncuff me, asshole” -you

“yeah, if i could ever get you on the phone, i would, but you’ve been dodging my calls for the last, hmm, what was it? 6 years?” -bucky

“i miss my wife” -john, mumbling

*uncomfortable yelena side eye*

“i can’t believe you tried to kill me by bombing the car i was in” -you

“it wouldn’t have killed you, i calculated that explosion” -bucky

“oh, did you? did you also calculate my odds of survival when you got me shot?” -you

“would you STOP—” -bucky

“would you two get a goddamn room?! we have bigger problems here!” -ava

“oh, like bob?” -bucky

“yes, like bob” -yelena

took bucky another phonecall before he believed you, and you cooled off once he took the handcuffs off of you

but you still held a grudge and with all the pressure on bucky right now, he wasn’t the happiest with you either.

when you guys got to new york, it brought back memories. last time you were here together was to flee the country, that port was nearby. you wondered if fleeing the country again was your next best bet

“you know, if you needed a pardon, i could have helped get you one” -bucky, sitting next to you in the truck cabin

“don’t start with me. my crimes were committed in sound mind, i wouldn’t have been let off the hook so easily” -you

“first of all, ‘easy’ isn’t the word i’d use to describe it. second of all, you were under duress—it would have been a fair case.” -bucky

“yeah, and if i was denied a pardon, i’d be sent back to the RAFT. i don’t think a second prison break would be as likely” -you

“guess we’ll never know” -bucky

“it’s for the best” -you

when you guys went up to avengers tower, you got the wind knocked out of you by sentry/bob, you hit the ground so hard you were knocked unconscious and bucky thought you died

“y/n! y/n, wake up, come on” -bucky

“i’m…fine…help me up, goddammit” -you

you gasped when bucky’s arm came off

“don’t…worry. new arm, it’s supposed to come off” -bucky

“get that from your vacation in wakanda?” -you

“don’t start” -bucky

when yelena started yelling at everyone outside the tower, you felt a little grateful—your shit wasn’t as fucked up as the rest of theirs was

you all went your separate ways and bucky followed you, of course

“y/n, can you slow down? come on, i haven’t gotten to see you in four years. how many times do i need to say ‘i’m sorry’ before you forgive me?” -bucky “i get it, i made a lot of the wrong choices and i hurt you, i abandoned you. but it’s different now. i’m different.”

“we’re different. i’m not the same person was when you left, okay? this person you’re trying to chase is not me anymore!” -you

“i don’t care. i’m willing to get to know the new you. is this really what you wanted? working as a rogue assassin for a corrupt government official? val’s bad news, she always has been” -bucky

“i had to work with the hand i was dealt” -you

before your heart to heart or argument or whatever you wanted to call it could get anywhere, new york started to get real dark real fast and it was up to you and “the thunderbolts” to assemble and save civilians that were vanishing into thin air

and that was where bucky knew you were lying—you were still that same caring person deep down, you were just fighting to survive and convinced yourself you were fundamentally different. when it came down to it, you’d make all the right sacrifices

and when the team decided to go in after yelena after she let the void take her, bucky took your hand as you walked in together

and you let him

the void wasn’t the first place you’d choose to make amends—it actually trudged up some of your worst regrets

a few rooms in: you, bucky, alexei, john, and ava stood in your shared apartment in bucharest—way back in 2016

you, steve, and bucky trying to escape the CIA—and you being shot. bucky staring in shock as you fell to the ground. blood pooling below you. steve dragging him away. you frowned, bucky looked away

“if both of you are in this one, then who does it belong to?” -alexei

you and bucky exchanged looks

“well, what exactly is the ‘shame’ here? obviously you both have a lot of feelings about this event, you’ve only brought it up a million times” -ava

“i regretted leaving y/n behind. this could have been the last time i saw them” -bucky

“i regretted trusting the winter soldier with my life. i went out of my way to help him somewhere safe and i ended up like that” -you, pointing to your near-lifeless body

bucky knelt down next to your past self, holding the wounds on your stomach as if to help. and suddenly, your injured body sprung up and put him in a chokehold

“oh, fuck!” -you, pouncing to action to save him

it took a little wrestling, but you got him free and shot your fake-self in the stomach again for good measure

“okay, maybe this one is yours” -you

“do you believe my apologies now, y/n? we’re standing in my shame riddled room where i left you to die and i just got strangled by you” -bucky

“nope! no more couples therapy until we get out of here. if we get out of here” -ava

you rolled your eyes and went to the hole in the floor where your go bags would have been stashed, stomping a larger hole to fit the team

“after you” -you to ava

ava, john, and alexei all continued on, but bucky lingered back with you

“i told you i changed” -bucky “if you’d have ever returned my calls, you would’ve seen that. why didn’t you ever give me another chance?”

“because i was scared of getting hurt again” -you, looking back and your now-unconscious past self “hurt by someone i cared about. so i stopped caring”

bucky unexpectedly hugged you, just a hug, before crawling through the open floor into the next room—your room

“oh, come on” -you

it was the day you discovered HYDRA within SHIELD and opted to join them instead of dying

you thought you were being negligent by not reporting the breach—but in retrospect, you’d surely be dead

didn’t stop you from blaming yourself for any unwarranted deaths by the hands of HYDRA

you had to prove you were loyal to HYDRA by completing one of their missions without any protest. you killed someone innocent, someone in their way. you tried to push this memory deep down but now you were staring it in the face

your former self drew a gun on you

“why do we have to keep fighting me?” -you

bucky quickly disarmed your past self

“hey, i’m taking that personally” -you, lightening the mood

“what, me saving you?” -bucky

“no, you decking me” -you

*thunderbolts exchange exhausted glances*

fighting your way out of the void was…eye opening?

and by the time you were back on the streets of new york you were open for conversation

after all, it’d been (blip math) 6 years since everything went down.

val hijacked the win with the announcement you’d be operating as the “new avengers”

on a team with bucky, who knew?

and within a few weeks, you and bucky were living together in avengers tower

missions together, worrying over each others safety while not trying to show it

it took a while before you actually had that conversation you’d been open to

it was a late night, bucky came to your door

“how many time do i have to say sorry before you let me back in?” -bucky, tears in his eyes “i live two doors down from you now and you still feel so far away”

you pulled him into your room and kissed him with so much emotion his knees nearly buckled

“i forgave you” -you “i just never found the right time to talk to you”

“i still love you” -bucky

“i think after all this time, i feel the same way” -you

“i thought you hated me?” -bucky

“i did. but being around you again made things…easier. i didn’t realize how much i missed you” -you

“can we…try again?” -bucky

“easy, soldier. you’ll have to take me out to dinner first” -you

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warnings:

a/n: i put d/n for deadname—im not sure if thats like insensitive or makes sense bc its like realistic? idk i stay overthinking. but here it is!!!!

requested by anonymous

“Hey, Ri?” You knocked on the door frame of her room while she tinkered on something you couldn’t quite make out. “You got a second?” Your voice was unsteady, just enough for her to notice and drop everything she was doing.

“Yeah, come on in.” She gently replied with furrowed brows and sat down on her bed, patting the space beside her. “Tell me what’s up?” Riri said as you quietly closed the door with a small click. “You’re freaking me out, d/n.”

“Uh, yeah, about that—it’s not bad or anything I promise. It’s just hard to say, I guess?” You explained while pacing her room.

“You’re making me dizzy, sit down. You know you can tell me anything, right?” Your sister assured and you took a deeper breath and sunk into the mattress beside her.

“I’m transgender, I think. I know. I’ve been going by y/n for a while now.” You explained while staring at the floor and waited in silence a few moments before Riri put her arm around your shoulder and squeezed you closer. “Don’t tell mom yet.”

“It’s cool, y/n. You could’ve told me sooner, though. You know I’m like, the best sister in the world and I would’ve validated the hell out of you.” Riri started to tease and you began to giggle.

“Yeah, yeah. Moment’s over. Love you, best sister ever.”

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massage scheduled for friday bc i fucked me dam back up

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i am actually genuinely so tired of seeing ai desired realities, OCs, selfies of fictional characters, fancasts, music, fanfic—AND YOUR HOMEWORK PLEASE THINK FOR YOURSELF AND LEARN WITHOUT AN UNRELIABLE CRUTCH LIKE AI.

STOP USING AI

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currently thinking about how endgame closed steve’s chapter and how fucking bad it was. like it could have literally gone any other way where they didn’t just rip his character development and entire story to shreds—AND disrespect peggy carter’s story on top of that

it didn’t make sense to introduce the TVA immediately after this because he literally altered time severely. how did he just…do that ? no repercussions or nothing ? loki was intercepted just seconds after the timeline changed

steve was supposed to MOVE ON that was like the whole point. his biggest enemy was what could have been and he needed to move forward from it and then he just backtracks completely

peggy had an entire life without steve, meaning he willingly erased all she had in her original timeline

PEGGY WAS ALSO STRUGGLING TO MOVE ON AND MANAGED TO DO THAT IN AGENT CARTER WHEN SHE DUMPED OUT HIS BLOOD AND PARTED WITH HER LAST PIECE OF HIM.

to have spent no time with bucky after all of that was insane. like he finds out bucky is alive in CA2, a year later he finds him in CA3 and fights with himc, brings him to wakanda and bucky goes into cryo, 2 years go by and steve comes back to wakanda and they have to fight together again, bucky dusts, 5 years go by, steve brings bucky back and then dips? ik there might be some unseen moments but COME THE FUCK ON YOU DIDNT SPEND NEARLY ENOUGH TIME WITH THE TORTURED MAN WHO WAS YOUR B E S T F R I E N D

i love peggy she deserved to live her life on her own terms and that’s not saying steve forced her into it AT ALL im sure in the year he found her she was thrilled to have him back but um? it felt like she was his prize and not her own character anymore.

sorry for ranting i had a lot of free time at work today

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:) i finished a bunch of gif imagines last night i love being ahead and not feeling inactive anymore !

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reminder that theres 2 request slots open rn 💪💪 gif imagines + preferences being accepted (no headcanons rn bc man oh man theres so many of them in my drafts)

also im gonna see fantastic 4 this week and im gonna do the same thing i did for superman with the “first 5 requests getting posted asap and not added to the month long queue” so stay tuned!!!

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wrote a steve harrington fic last night and now i miss him and i will have a full meltdown if they end his life in s5

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im back in letterboxd lets fucking go

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Headcanons for being Bucky’s ex and joining the Thunderbolts (Part 1)

Bucky Barnes x reader

warnings: death, violence, blood, guns, uh. being smuggled across the atlantic ocean in a shipping container?

a/n: um yeah i used google translate leaf me alone. oh and also this was supposed to be 1 part but it got too long oopsiesss. no thunderbolts in this one. prequel if anything.

prompt: based on this fic i also wrote

part 2

you and bucky had met after soon the fall of SHIELD

truth be told, you were a HYDRA agent, too—stumbled into the wrong room, so to speak. you didn't have much of a choice.

pierce gave you a choice, which was become a pawn in his game or be executed by rumlow immediately

you chose life, hoping for a way out that never came—once black widow leaked everyone's files, explaining wouldn't be an option. you were on a long list of WANTED agents

but before you fled DC, you knew of another agent of HYDRA who'd be running from it all

one you'd always ached for, hoping he'd escape this life too

the winter soldier had no handler right now, he'd be running like you

you knew the trade secrets, you had time on your side (far down the list of double agents to wrangle, and you had a head start)

bucky was at a diner in newark, new jersey when you found him

and he went pale when you sat at the booth with him

"you taking me in?" -bucky

"i'm running, like you" -you

"how'd you find me?" -bucky

"left when you did, wasn't far behind" -you

"what now?" -bucky

"anything. we're free" -you

"we?" -bucky

"i'm not...one of them. i mean, i was, but it was that or death. now my entire life just blew up and i need to get the hell out of dodge. need a friendly face" -you, swiping a fry from his plate

"i'm not so friendly" -bucky

"i'm sure you believe that. i got my hands on your file after the first time i saw you, though. you aren't what they made you. and judging by the fact you went north, you want to go home—and it's just across the bay" -you

"i can't go home" -bucky

"neither can i, but i heard romania is beautiful this time of year" -you, winking "i know a guy with a boat who can get us out of the country, no questions asked"

"why?" -bucky

"because we're wanted by every law enforcement agency in america right now?" -you

"no, why are you trying to help me?" -bucky

you paused

"because i wished someone would have helped me" -you

you and bucky lingered at the diner a touch longer. you ordered a coffee and just sat in silence with him a while. he let you finish his fries. he stared at you a while too long

part of him didn't want to trust you. you were a HYDRA agent, after all. he was held captive by them for years, had his life ripped away. but by the looks of it, you might have been telling the truth—you were a victim, too

you paid the bill and continued your trip (fleeing law enforcement) to a dock in new york city where your friend was waiting

you and bucky boarded a cargo ship and awaited departure

"gonna be a long ride?" -bucky

"what do you think?" -you, laughing

"you're in an awfully good mood for someone fleeing the country" -bucky

"yeah, i know. it's not all bad, though. no more hydra. no more double-crossing. no more unspeakable missions. i'm just me now. no more secrets." -you

bucky took in what you said and you swore he cracked a little smile

he thought about it for hours lying in the shipping container you guys were hiding in.

your friend was generous enough to add a mattress, some work lights, and a mini air conditioner

it was still extremely uncomfortable

you and bucky spent the daytime in hiding, so you took the time to sleep sharing the single mattress provided

at night, you were permitted to move around the ship a bit, use the bathroom, grab some food in the kitchen, and most importantly...get some fresh air

you and bucky stood at the railing of the deck overlooking the vast ocean. the moonlight hitting the mild waves. the smell of saltwater. that feeling of freedom

"when's the last time you got to enjoy the sights?" -you

"before i was deployed in the war, i think" -bucky

you were surprised to get as much as you were out of bucky. he must've trusted you somewhat to not give you the silent treatment

"i wish i got out more before it was all missions and life-or-death" -you "maybe we can roll through paris or italy on our way to our destination. it's all about the journey, you know?"

he was silent, ran down his battery or something

"i'm going to lay back down. see you in there" -bucky

you thought you might have said something wrong. maybe struck a chord you didn't know about. maybe he just realized he didn't trust you. who knows

you let him settle a while, stared off at the ocean and tried to think of all the better things waiting ahead—as soon as you picked up a new identity and changed your look

you snuck back into the shipping container to find bucky wide awake staring at the door

"you okay?" -you

"fine. just keeping watch" -bucky

"you should get some rest" -you

"can't" -bucky

"try" -you

you laid down next to bucky and turned the lights off, the place was pitch black. you felt bucky start to shuffle next to you and flinch when he accidentally bumped into you with his arm when he got a little too close

"sorry" -bucky

"don't be" -you

he tossed and turned back and forth a while, not used to sleeping on a mattress again. and it kind of smelled bad. well, it smelled really bad. beggars can't be choosers

you took a chance. a small one in any other case, but a big one with the winter soldier

you turned to him and reached out with one hand, finding his shoulder. he stopped moving. you gently dragged your hand down his arm until you found his hand. you laced your fingers in between his. he said nothing, but he squeezed your hand.

after that, there wasn't any more tossing. he just fell asleep and so did you

you two woke up a bit later much closer together. chest to chest, it felt like. you moved a bit to feel it out

"mornin', i think?" -bucky

you chuckled and tried to find one of the lights

"sleep okay?" -you

bucky nodded, but he was most definitely up a while keeping watch

it'd be a long few weeks

but they flew by and you soon landed at the docks in portugal

and over the two-ish weeks you'd spent together on that ship, you even grew fond of each other. by the last two days, you were swapping the hard-to-talk-about stories

you noticed he avoided talking about the distant past, like he wasn't fully back to bucky barnes yet

just little things like "i liked coney island" and no other information. "i liked dancing" "i was a sergeant" blunt statements

the journey continued by various modes of transport.

you did actually stop in paris, sat down for coffee and pastries, went to the eiffel tower

"ever been here before?" -you

"yeah, i shot a man from up here about thirty years ago" -bucky

"oh. just one bullet, right?" -you

"yep" -bucky

"nice" -you

your journey continued onward, you had new identities ready and made by a contact in austria, then it was a straight shot to romania

a fresh start

it was awkward at first, especially when you guys got into the new apartment

"i'll find a new place in a few weeks, once we get everything settled" -you

"don't bother. we can both stay here. if that's okay with you" -bucky

"okay, i'll stay here" -you

getting here undetected took nearly a month, but this was finally a place you could settle down

and in that month, you were still a little confused on where you stood with bucky

every stop—motel, B&B, inn, wherever, it all went the same. quiet small talk, sharing a bed, a hint of deep conversation, then getting up and moving again

bucky was honestly confused, too. it'd been so long since he was given free will, he didn't know what came with it

he was still struggling with him memory, he told you about his encounter with captain america

you tried to dig up some old files for him to go through, see if they helped. he appreciated the help

he always wanted to be near you, you couldn't tell if he felt more secure with you or if he was trying to protect you or keep an eye on you to see if you'd give yourself away as a triple agent or something

you guys developed contingency plans for the event that someone recognized you or bucky, or any of the agencies looking for you tracked you down, or just for a bad day or something

your go-bags were hidden in the kitchen floorboards, in case of emergency

you and bucky were quite domestic, taking turns cooking dinner, getting close on the couch, watching tv together, you'd catch him humming old songs he couldn't remember the words to

he'd really grown to care for you

and that being said, there was a part of him that was always worried when you were apart

one day you took a little longer to respond to a text while you were at the market and he thought the worst, pulled the go-bags

you came home with fresh food and thought he was leaving you

"bucky? what's going on? is everything okay?" -you

"you didn't check in. i thought something happened, i thought i lost you" -bucky, voice shaking

"my phone died, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to freak you out. i'm right here" -you

you dropped your bags and went in for a hug, which bucky accepted with a lot of emotion. his hug was tight and yet, tender. like he was scared he was hurting you

and he pulled back just enough to look you in the eyes, then down to your lips, before he kissed you for the first time

you leaned into it and your mind lingered to how long he'd been holding back or if it was a moment of weakness

regardless, your kiss lasted a few long moments, and bucky's hands cupped your face towards the end

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"Mne zhal', chto ya ne sdelal etogo ran'she." (I'm sorry I didn't do that sooner) -Bucky

"Chto za speshka?" (What's the rush?) -you

the dynamic changed (for the better) after this, bucky was less quiet and skittish and you didn't feel like you were walking on eggshells as much

the apartment felt like home, and romania did, too. you hoped this would last

there were days where bucky needed quiet, whether to concentrate on rehabilitation or take in the peace or simply because it was nice

you had him all wrong from the start, he was a real sweetheart down to the bones. no files could tell you otherwise

he had nightmares about his kills and the torture he endured, little glimpses of the past he was starting to slowly remember

and he talked about it with you. there were no secrets. nothing needed hiding

"and steve rogers, he was a friend of mine. and i nearly killed him in DC. he'll never forgive me" -bucky

"i might not have been as close with rogers as you were in your prime, but that man would not hold what they did to you against you. who knows, maybe one day you'll reconcile. you can apologize for what you couldn't control and he'll forgive you without missing a beat" -you

"you think?" -bucky

bucky and you fell into a routine. a good, normal one

you trusted each other, loved each other, would die for each other

"will you cut the vegetables for me, love?" -you

"of course" -bucky, kissing your head as he walked by

you brushed his hair out daily and braided it all nice and neat to keep it out of his face at home

he'd set up little candlelight dinners for you since you two were so careful about leaving the house, not many dinner dates out in the open

"all this for me?" -you

"oh, you know…" -bucky

always a very cheap bottle of red wine to pair with whatever he made. usually pasta, the occasional fillet

and you’d finish the bottle with him and talk and talk while he listened and smiled thinking of how much he loved you, how he had survived this long to be here with you

and you thought about how unbelievable it was you ended up here, buy how happy you ended up being in such a small and simple life

sleeping in was a big part of the routine, as being soldiers never permitted that

at first, bucky wouldn’t stay in bed. it was always "i slept long enough for a lifetime in cryo" but you managed to get him to lay in bed and cuddle with you pretty easily

he’d scratch your back lightly while you slept, being careful not to wake you. he knew you LOVED being able to relax like this

and occasionally he’d sneak away to make breakfast

"i was gonna do that!" -you

"and i beat you to it" -bucky

he was always trying to "repay" you for saving his life but you always insisted you were even or he saved yours

he thought the sentiment was cute, but he still felt he owed you something

he’d write you little love notes he insisted you never read in front of him and you kept them in a little box under the bed

he’d kiss you all over and tease you constantly

he’d pick out the best plums to bring home for you

he’d hold you tightly when you felt down

he cared for you when you felt sick

he was bucky, you saw it in his eyes he was himself

"maybe one day we can go to new york" -you, laying your head on bucky’s lap on the couch

"why? you don’t like it here anymore?" -bucky, playing with your hair

"no, i love it here with you. i just remember you wanting to go there before we came here. maybe one day we can" -you

"maybe, yeah. i hope so" -bucky

the next day you saw bucky was on the news, accused of bombing a UN conference. you were terrified

"we shouldn’t stay here. we need to go. they could find us" -you

"no one knows we’re here, we’ll be okay. if they knew we were here they’d already have us" -bucky

"i don’t want to stay put, bucky" -you

"trust me" -bucky, kissing your forehead

bucky left for the market and while he was gone, you heard someone in your living room

"rogers?" -you

"l/n?" -steve

"you’re here for him?" -you

"i’m here to protect him, and you?" -steve

"i live here, cap. we live here" -you

bucky came back soon after and the gravity of the situation felt a lot more real

you geared up just as the troops breached

and you fought as best as you could, and bucky tried to protect you from harm

but you were shot. twice. in the stomach

"y/n!" -bucky, screaming as steve held him back

"we can’t do anything for them now. we have to get out of here" -steve

"y/n is my whole life. without them, i have nothing. they’re going to die" -bucky

the resistance was overwhelming and steve and bucky had to flee

you laid on the floor of your apartment clutching your stomach as you bled out

medics arrived soon after and took you to the nearest hospital

bucky was captured, continuously asking if you were okay

"they were shot. they need medical attention. are they alive? where did they take them?" -bucky

after no answers, bucky went silent

steve tried to get answers, hoping to pass it along to bucky asap

you were on an operating table in critical condition as the hospital tried to repair the damage from the bullets

and you made it through the other end of the tunnel, waking to a lucid point a few days later. you tried to keep up with the news but once you were cleared by doctors, you were sent to the RAFT

"is bucky okay? where is he? it wasn’t him, i was with him the whole time. we’ve been in bucharest minding our own. he wouldn’t do that, that isn’t him anymore" -you

"i’d worry about yourself for now, l/n" -general ross

you joined sam wilson, clint barton, wanda maximoff, and scott lang at the RAFT

“what are you in for?” -scott

“you want a list?” -you

“wait, are you…you’re bucky’s partner?” -scott

“i was” -you

“oh, sore subject. sorry” -scott

it took a while, but steve cane back for the whole crew and released you in his prison break

“y/n. bucky wanted me to pass along a message to you—he’s trying to get better, he needs to do it alone” -steve

“alone?! where is he? how long is he going to be gone?” -you

“i can’t tell you that” -steve

“well what the hell am i supposed to do now?! i haven’t left his side in two years, now he’s not coming back?” -you

“he needs time” -steve

“to hell with that. have a nice life steve, thanks for turning mine upside down” -you

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ALRIGHT LAST POLL OF THE NIGHT

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ok another poll bear with me—if i were to express which of my fics were my favorite how should i do it?

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Headcanons for being a psychic superhero and dating Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy Olsen x reader

warnings:

a/n: s/h/n=superhero name. i added telepathy and telekinesis to reader also teehee. and also sorry this is so short !! hope they give us a jimmy show bc i would go crazy over his new dcu lore

prompt: anonymous: “headcanons for being a psychic superhero and dating jimmy olsen please? happy writing!”

jimmy was keeping a huge secret from his coworkers

his s/o was a superhero

"you guys see that picture i took of s/h/n? pretty cool right? good angle" -jimmy

"yeah, jimmy, it was great" -lois, flatly

by then he'd taken so many pictures of you everyone made the connection that you were s/h/n

not a great practice (*cough* clark *cough*)

they all let him think he was being slick about it

and you knew they all knew

when you visited you laughed at their thoughts

"you reading my mind, y/n?" -lois

"yes and i'm absolutely playing along" -you

you quickly found out clark was superman also

which he was gonna tell you anyway, you saw him telling you in the future

you'd get mad at jimmy before things happened to mess with him

"oh, you're gonna flirt with eve, huh?" -you, out of the blue

"wh—what?! why would i—i wouldn't. i'd never! are you messing with me?" -jimmy

"wouldn't you like to know, camera boy" -you

jimmy worshipped u lowkey

nonchalant my ass you were his #1

when you responded to emergencies, everyone felt a bit more at ease

you could predict people's next moves and ensure people's safety

like when the kaiju struck

"he's gonna step on that dog!" -you

"on it!" -superman

you tried your best not to like, spoil people's futures but it was hard not to

"you're gonna tell her you love her already? isn't it kind of soon?" -you, unprompted

"y/n, no more future readings" -clark

"sorry, just trying to help" -you

"...is she gonna react okay?" -clark

"you said no more future reading, not telling" -you

"what the heck?!" -clark

jimmy loved hearing the hot gossip

"okay, so when do i get promoted?" -jimmy

"i'll tell you at the price of one kiss" -you

"i'll give you a million" -jimmy

"mm, how about two?" -you

"okay, now for answers" -jimmy, after kissing you

"i don't know, i can't see everything" -you

"i want a refund" -jimmy

"no refunds!" -you

lois got her interview with you "courtesy of jimmy"

"jimmy's really proud of you, you know" -lois

"i'm surprised he kept the secret this long" -you

"you should just tell him everyone knows" -lois

"eh, where's the fun in that?" -you

jimmy was the hype man

not only did he take your photo in a journalism standpoint, he took your photo for fun

date night pics were the best

"ooh, get is sexy!" -jimmy taking a million pics on his phone "posting these for sure"

when you were at restaurants, you could predict things like:

"oh, we gotta go, we're gonna get food poisoning" -you

"you are so awesome, let's go" -jimmy

also: waiter spitting in food, battle that will interrupt date night, running into one of jimmy's exes, etc

justice gang asked you to join once and jimmy was like sooooo sad you said no

"i could be like your superhero arm candy! why would you take that away from me?" -jimmy

"uh, cuz they're kind of lame. have you seen green lantern's haircut?" -you

"i'm gonna cut my hair like that" -jimmy

"no you're not" -you, using your powers to call bullshit

"damn, it! i forgot i can't bluff with you" -jimmy

you were definitely so supportive of jimmy too

like if his pictures made the front page he'd try to not make it a big deal but you'd tell him how awesome and amazing he was and he'd blush

you framed his first front-pager and hung it up in your apartment

"y/n it's embarrassing" -jimmy, lying

"no it's not, it's great!" -you

sometimes you'd really have to bite your tongue when you'd see upsetting, distressing, uncomfortable things in the future bc it really just wasn't your place

like you wanted to live normally and jimmy could respect that

but it bummed him out if there was bad news you knew about and didn't tell him—like if he got chewed out at work or something

you also did your best to try not to spoil surprises

"oh my god, i'm so surprised! thank you, jimmy" -you, very unconvincingly

"you knew, didn't you" -jimmy

"yes, but it was an involuntary read it just flashed in my head i swear i didnt mean to ruin it" -you

you weren't omnipotent by any means lol you just had good or bad luck depending on the day. and some preonitions/sights/thoughts/whatever were more prominent than others and sooo much harder to ignore

like lex luthor invested in a way to block his and his employee's brain waves so you wouldn't be able to foil his plans

and to basically distress you so you couldn't "see" either

which (plot armor) is why you didn't know about the fortress infiltration or ultraman or baravia politics and didn't end up being much help besides trying to get people to safety in times of trouble

jimmy finally found out that the daily planet crew knew you were s/h/n when they were in mr. terrific's ship

"y/n can handle themself, even being blind to premonitions they can still move things with their mind, i just saw them hold a falling building up while moving people out from underneath" -lois

"y/n? wait—did you guys know?" -jimmy

"of course we did, kid. you weren't all that inconspicuous about it. you turned in ten pictures of s/h/n a week. wasn't that hard to connect the dots, we didn't even need a pinboard" -perry, pointing to the lex luthor board

"are you serious?! i could have been talking about this the whole time?! does y/n know you know?" -jimmy

"how could they not? they're s/h/n" -lois

betrayal

once the city was saved, jimmy pulled out his phone and started showing everyone "secret" pictures of him next to his badass s/o bc he "could finally show everyone how cool he was"

"don't show those to your admirers, jimmy" -you

"of course not, baby! wouldn't wanna make them jealous" -jimmy

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sorry guys this whole week of fics in queue ended up being bucky/thunderbolts i did not mean for this to happen LMAO

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it is a ways away (like 300 away ) but im pondering

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EXACTLY

When the videos were one episode per day I was genuinely baffled because how do people do that?!

I've been watching Criminal Minds for the first time and watched almost 10 seasons in the space of just less than a month around regular life because how are you meant to STOP?!

If I'm not watching at least season in the span of 2 days then I'm failing and it becomes a personal challenge to do better next time 😂

let me consume all the content so i can consume more thru fandom!!!!!!!

my first watch of the rookie s1-6 i finished it in like a week and just went onto tiktok and kept watching rookie vids 😭😭 and i watched ironheart in one sitting last week. and i watch nerd movies as soon as they come out. i cant be normal about it 🫣🫣

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So have we all been getting the tiktok videos for a rewatch schedule of Strangers Things in time for season 5 then?? 😂😂

The videos being all one episode per day and I don't know if I have that kind of restraint

oh HELLLL NAW im probably gonna watch as many as i can a day until my bf stops me 🥲 i truthfully could not commit to a real watch schedule i can barely survive when my bf turns off the rookie (a show we’ve watched many of times)

my bf is anti binge watching too so when st5 comes out im gonna have to force him to sit down and watch it all bc he says “well we have to savor it bc we wont get anymore after this” NO!!!! I HAVE TO CONSUME THE CONTENT!!!!! 🤪🤪🤪