Watching Griffin grieve when Grant stayed behind in the 1940s for Peggy Carter broke your heart. He tried to play it off like it was no big deal, but you could see the pain he was in. Every conversation found its way around to Steve, and you let Bucky talk as much about it as he wanted to. After six months, though... six months of Bucky being only half alive... you couldn't take seeing him so sad anymore.

"Steve is gone." You finally said one evening. Bucky looked at you like he had been slapped in the face. Then you watched the acceptance set in. "You're right." He said softly with a deep sigh. Over the next year, Bucky healed and you were right there by his side. Your friendship bloomed into something far deeper, and you fell in love. Then everything became so much more complicated.

Steve returned a year and a half after leaving. "I'm sorry. I made a mistake." he had said, tears on his cheeks when he found Bucky, flipping Bucky's world upside down. When you found Bucky in your shared suite, he was a wreck. You immediately went to confront Steve, telling him he couldn't have Bucky. Later that night, despite you begging him not to, Bucky went to talk to Steve in his old suite.

"What did she tell you?" Bucky asked Steve when he walked into the suite. Steve looked up from his book, sitting in his armchair just like he always used to. "I believe what she said was 'Who do you think you are? Running 'round leaving scars, collecting your jar of hearts, tearing love apart.' She really loves you, Buck." Steve answered looking at Bucky with a mix of sadness and respect for you and your willingness to fight for him.

"Do you love her?" Steve asked, not wanting to hear the answer. "Yes." Bucky responded simply. "Do you still love me?" Steve followed up, his heart in his throat as he waited to hear whether he had lost Bucky or not. "Don't push it." Bucky said, turning and leaving Steve's suiteWatching Griffin grieve when Grant stayed behind in the 1960s for Evelyn March broke your heart. He tried to play it off like it was no big deal, but you could see the pain he was in. Every conversation found its way around to Grant, and you let Griffin talk as much about it as he wanted to. After six months, though... six months of Griffin being only half alive... you couldn't take seeing him so sad anymore.

"Grant is gone." You finally said one evening. Griffin looked at you like he had been slapped in the face. Then you watched the acceptance set in. "You're right." He said softly with a deep sigh. Over the next year, Griffin healed and you were right there by his side. Your friendship bloomed into something far deeper--and you fell in love. Then everything became so much more complicated.

Grant returned a year and a half after leaving. "I'm sorry. I made a mistake." he had said, tears on his cheeks when he found Griffin, flipping Griffin's world upside down. When you found Griffin in your shared suite, he was a wreck. You immediately went to confront Grant, telling him he couldn't have Griffin. Later that night, despite you begging him not to, Griffin went to talk to Grant in his old suite.

"What did she tell you?" Griffin asked Grant when he walked into the suite. Grant looked up from his book, sitting in his armchair just like he always used to. "I believe what she said was 'Who do you think you are? Running 'round leaving scars--collecting your jar of hearts, and tearing love apart.' She really loves you, Griff ." Grant answered looking at Griffin with a mix of sadness and respect for you and your willingness to fight for him.

"Do you love her?" Grant asked, not wanting to hear the answer. "Yes." Griffin responded simply. "Do you still love me?" Grant followed up, his heart in his throat as he waited to hear whether he had lost Griffin or not. "Don't push it." Griffin said, turning and leaving Grant's suite to go back to the one he shared with you.

You were pacing your living room when Griffin returned, to go back to the one he shared with you.

You were pacing your living room when Bucky returned, anxiously waiting for him.