It was a new day of work in the life of Doctor James “Bucky” Barnes. The attending chief of the trauma department was walking into the hospital, forcing a smile on his face. He tried to hide his usual grumpy attitude in front of his patients, wanting to give them a comforting feeling, even though most of them were still asleep anyways.

He walked through the hallways of the hospital, greeting his colleges and ignoring the flirty smiles the nurses threw at him. He wasn’t in the mood for flirting right now, since they were getting a new round of interns today. A bunch of inexperienced, insecure mid twenties that had just finished med school and probably shit their pants at the thought of working on real patients. But since he was one of the chief surgeons, it was expected that he would be there to greet them.

Bucky walked into the main hall, where a crowd had already formed. His eyes wandered over the young faces, chuckling slightly as he walked past them. Oh, they were indeed shitting their pants. He took a few steps on the stairs, standing behind the other attendings and residents now, including Doctor Stark and Doctor Romanoff.

While the Chief of Surgery, Steve Rogers, was holding his famous welcome speech, Bucky leaned against the railing of the stairs, trying not to look too bored. But then, his eyes landed on a certain girl that was looking right back at him, a small smile curling on her lips. She was so breathtakingly beautiful that he forgot to look unbothered for a moment. Who was she?