ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ

female version of @wantedxfreedom — ;

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

⠀
ᅠᅠᅠ
⠀⠀⠀
ᅠᅠᅠ
⠀
𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙀 𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙀 𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙎. . .
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
— 𝘊𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘈𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘔𝘌𝘙𝘐𝘊𝘈 —

⠀ ⠀ . . . 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙊𝙈 𝙄𝙎 𝙃𝙄𝙂𝙃.
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ⠀

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@VALOREDSUIT She’s tired of being pulled every which way. Though when she catches a glance of him down the hall she can’t help the way she calls out his name.

“Tony!”

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

just missing @VALOREDSUIT all day long while she goes about her day :(

[TONY STARK @GENIUSxPLAYB0Y]

⠀
ᅠᅠᅠ
⠀⠀⠀
ᅠᅠᅠ
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ɪs. . .
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
— 𝙄𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙣 —

⠀ ⠀ . . . ɪ’ᴍ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴍᴀɴ.
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ⠀

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

idea of it all was the most exciting thing ever. She really just wanted to be married to him.

Steph pressed in closer, letting her body be flush against his.

“I love you.”

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

“You’ve always been worth the wait, sweetheart,” she said with a little bit of that Brooklyn drawl she used to have much more of.

“We should set a date soon. Start planning this thing. Figure out where we wanna live. All the fun stuff.”

Stephanie smiled up at him as if the —

[James “Bucky” Barnes @4merSoldier]

Bucky is reminded of one of, the many, things he loves about her as they dance. The sound of her laugh always makes him happy.

“Bat your eyelashes at me and you can get away with anything.” He admits easily, maybe too easily.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

“Is that what you’re suggesting?”

She looked up to him and moved a hand up to cup under his jaw. Her thumb lightly smoothed over his skin and the stubble there.

“We could elope.”

[James “Bucky” Barnes @4merSoldier]

His shoulders relax hearing her confession, the relief clear on his face. He knows it’s selfish of him, but the two of them having given plenty.

“I think we’ve earned a retirement, if only for little while. Just you and me.”

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

snapped out of the little shock induced trance she was in she nodded and smiled up at him )

yeah. . . but only if you use your favorite lines on me, Buck ~

I want the full experience.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

( yeah, the bar noise was entirely drowned out right now. she was in shock that her best friend was. . . well, he wasn’t asking her out. . . but was making a move? is that was this was? it wasn’t entirely clear, but she got the main message across.

when she finally —

[✪`,— 𝐽𝐴𝑀𝐸𝑆 ‘𝐵𝑈𝐶𝐾𝑌’ 𝐵𝐴𝑅𝑁𝐸𝑆 .ᐟ.ᐟ @WINTERAFTERWAR]

⠀
( Bucky watches her hand gesture, his chest tightening as he realises there’s no backing out now )

⠀⠀⠀yeah, Steph.

( his voice drops, the quiet confession cutting through the noise of the bar )

⠀⠀⠀an actual. . . you 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤. if you'll let me. . .
⠀

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SoldatJamesB Stephanie smiled small at Bucky when he came back, but it faded as soon as she realized she actually had to eat. She knew she had no other choice, but when she felt bad it was even harder to do.

“Small bites,” she muttered, “I can do that. I can take small bites.”

Yet she didnt

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

She giggled, somehow feeling more feminine than she had in a long time. Her illnesses and conditions tended to strip that from her, made her feel like an outcast. But now right now. Not tonight.

Bucky was making her feel like a girl again. The kind that giggled, twirled their —

[Bucky @SoldatJamesB]

“I’m not opposed to heading home after. Your place or mine? We can get the old record player going. Light some candles.”

He said with a smile.

“That all depends on how your insulin works after this meal. Regardless, I don’t want tonight to end after dinner.”

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

yawns. loudly.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

sitting in a chair by the window, watching the storm roll through.

her steel blue eyes were trained on how violent this one was.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

he was making it obvious, right? Right…? )

like an actual. . . um ( motions between the two of them )

… you know…

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

( she suddenly felt like she couldn’t breathe. . . for a moment she was that small, frail girl from Brooklyn he was always chasing after to defend and protect. . .

her eyes stayed on his, processing what that could possibly mean. she didn’t like assuming, but —

[✪`,— 𝐽𝐴𝑀𝐸𝑆 ‘𝐵𝑈𝐶𝐾𝑌’ 𝐵𝐴𝑅𝑁𝐸𝑆 .ᐟ.ᐟ @WINTERAFTERWAR]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀I said… I want to buy you a drink.

( he takes a deep breath and forces his eyes back up to hers, a stubborn, self-conscious flush creeping up his neck )

⠀⠀⠀I just... I didn't want to treat you like some random girl from a bar, Stevie, cause you mean more to me —
⠀

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

SIGHS aggressively.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 her shoulder and side leaned back against his )

not something too fast or loud now, okay? Something soothing. Glenn Miller? He’s got a few nice ones.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

You work too hard, Buck.

[James B. Barnes @SgtJBuckyB107]

House is empty tonight. Been tryin' real hard to be home more, just...been tryin' to do my part.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 ( she chuckles softly before she followed after him, just to reach out and gently place her hand into his own. )

yeah, well.. a nightgown isn’t exactly the kind of a dress a gal imagines herself dancin’ in.

( she stands slightly in front him once at the record box, —

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 tell ya what, if you find a nice record I’ll let ya push the coffee table back and dance with me in the living room.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 ( she’d make such a good housewife, she was sure of it… aside from the illnesses, of course. and the itch to fight at the slightest tinge of conviction. )

something fun? I’m in my pajamas, Buck. ( chuckles and slides a hand down from his shoulder to his bicep. ) —

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 good. made me realize that I haven’t lived life without ya… it’s a little scary.

( squeezes him before kissing his cheek softly, then settles back so she can look up at him )

what can I do? how can I take care of you right now, Jamie? You’ve had a long day, no doubt.

[ᅟ͏ ، ͏ 𝑊𝑂𝑀𝐴𝑁 𝑂͟𝑈͟𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝒯𝐼𝑀𝐸 ⋆*･ﾟ @VALOREDSHIELD]

@SgtJBuckyB107 ( she takes a moment to just hug him. it made her more emotional than she cared to admit. after growing up beside him, spending every possible moment with him… this whole 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 thing was really hard. )

it’s been hard. without you, I mean.