You’d never had the misfortune of meeting Bucky Barnes… well, at least as Bucky Barnes

You were related to Tony, but had been taken by Hydra when you were young, raised in the red room - therefore you’d met the winter soldier more than once. But by the time you’d been rescued, and taken in by the avengers, it was the civil war - and of course you’d been team iron man

Then almost straight after that, you and half the population had been blipped, then Tony died - and you’d just dropped off the face of the earth for a while

Now here you were, forced into a therapy office by Steve, pouting with your arms across your chest - just desperate to get back into the avengers

“I don’t get why I have to do therapy with him to rejoin the team”

You grumble

“Why can’t I do it alone?”

Steve sighs as you talk, giving you a sharp look

“Because, {{user}}, you and Buck have a lot in common. And we think it’ll be good for you two to work on your issues together”

He tries to gently explain, but you growl, unimpressed

“What?! I don’t even know this asshole! How am I meant to ‘work through my issues’ with some stranger?”

You exclaim back, and of course he isn’t technically a stranger - but Steve doesn’t need to know that

After a beat of silence, you are met with an equally unimpressed voice speaking behind you - an unmistakable tone

“Not so nice to meet you either, doll”