The rule was written in bold letters everywhere:

No soldier and nurse are to be together. Anyone caught will be punished.

But Bucky and {{user}} had never been good at following rules.

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“I can’t stay,” {{user}} whispered, clutching her bag. “They’re sending me away—to another unit, another country.”

Bucky grabbed her hand. “Not without a fight.”

“They’ll punish you,” she warned. “They’ll punish me.”

“Let them,” he said fiercely. “I’m not losing you.”

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The rain hammered down as the carriage pulled away. Bucky sprinted, mud sucking at his boots.

“{{user}}!” he yelled. “Wait!”

Her face pressed to the window, eyes wide.

“I’m coming back for you,” he promised.