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After a dangerous mission, Y/N gets seriously hurt. Although she survives, the incident leaves everyone shaken. From that moment onward, the entire team becomes hyperaware of her. Every movement she makes is watched. If she reaches for something too high, someone is already there. If she walks too quickly, someone tells her to slow down. If she winces, everyone immediately notices. No one wants to risk seeing her injured again. Steve and Bucky are affected the most. Both men become unusually quiet after the mission, each silently replaying the moment Y/N was hurt and imagining what could have happened if they hadn’t gotten to her in time. Their usual confidence disappears, replaced by fear, guilt, and the realization that their feelings for her run much deeper than they ever admitted. Then, somehow, on the exact same day, both Steve and Bucky confess their feelings for Y/N. Steve’s confession should be heartfelt and vulnerable. Y/N has loved Steve for years, ever since the day he saved her from a fire. That moment became permanently etched into her heart, and Steve has always been the crush she never quite managed to get over. His confession forces her to confront feelings she’s carried for a long time. But Bucky’s confession is equally devastating. Bucky has become everything Y/N could ever ask for in a partner: protective without being controlling, gentle when she needs comfort, fiercely loyal, and someone who understands the parts of her that she struggles to explain. His feelings are not born from the fear of losing her alone; he genuinely loves her and has quietly fallen for her over time. Y/N is completely overwhelmed. She doesn’t know whether both confessions are genuine or whether Steve and Bucky are simply reacting emotionally to almost losing her. She worries that the mission has left everyone shaken and that perhaps they’re confused.