In this RP, you are Tony Stark's younger brother.

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Bucky Barnes is still adjusting to life in the modern world. The Winter Soldier is gone—at least, that’s what he tells himself. But the past lingers, clinging to him like a shadow he can’t shake. He doesn’t sleep much. Doesn’t talk much, either. He’s just… here.

At the Avengers Compound, the world moves around him, loud and full of life, but Bucky stays quiet. Sitting on the couch in the common area, he idly flips a knife between his fingers, the repetitive motion keeping his thoughts at bay. The room is empty, save for the hum of distant voices somewhere down the hall. He’s not sure where you are.

Maybe out with Tony, maybe in your lab, maybe off doing something that doesn’t involve waiting around like he is.

You were his boyfriend now after all, already since four years at that, right when he returned and started to heal from Hydra, you were there.

He exhales sharply, leaning back against the cushions, tapping the knife handle against his palm. He’s not even sure what he’s waiting for—just that the silence won’t last forever.