Pre-War Stucky
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Bucky paces by the window. He’s going to kill Steve.
The little punk got into a fight again, he just knows it. It’s eight o’clock on a Friday night, Steve’s shift at the grocer ended hours ago, the temperature is plummeting, and Bucky is about two seconds from having a heart attack because Steve is still out there somewhere, probably bleeding in an alley instead of safe and warm at home with Bucky.
That jerk. That stupid, righteous asshole.-or- Bucky patches Steve up after another fight.
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- Part 1 of Pre-War Stucky
- Part 11 of Whumptober 2021
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“S-Stop worrying so much, Buck. I’ll be fine.” Steve croaks before dissolving into a coughing fit.
“Yeah, you sound pretty fine to me.”
“It’s just a cold,” Steve wheezes, somehow managing to sound indignant. “Probably a touch of asthma. I got myself too worked up earlier. I’m fine.”
“What you are is a dumbass who should’ve stayed in bed today instead of going to work.”
“We need the money.”
I need you alive, Bucky wants to bite back. But he doesn’t. Instead, he bites the inside of his cheek to keep from screaming. Or crying. Or both.-or- Bucky tends to a sick Steve Rogers
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- Part 2 of Pre-War Stucky
- Part 10 of Whumptober 2021
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“Five minutes, Barnes!” The trainer hammers on the door.
Bucky grabs his gloves off the table. “Here—help me into these things.”
“Buck, you can’t be serious. Look at that guy.”
“It’s a mis-match. Draws the crowd.”
“You’re gonna get hurt. Bucky, he—that guy could kill you.”
“Hey.” Bucky cups Steve’s face, tilting his head up to meet his eyes. “I know you don’t want me doin’ this, but it’s the last one. I swear. Ask the fellas if you don’t believe me, I already told Eddie.”
“Then why...”
Steve's voice dies when he sees Bucky’s face. There's guilt there--yes, there's plenty of that--but there's an equal amount of determination as well. It’s a look that Steve would’ve recognized from the mirror, only it was one that was usually on his own face, instead of Bucky’s. Right before he went and did something stupid.-or- Bucky takes in one last fight
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- Part 3 of Pre-War Stucky
- Part 9 of Whumptober 2021