✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ˚₊‧꒰ა ✦ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧ You and Bucky Barnes have been partners for years, trusting each other through some of the most dangerous missions the Avengers have ever faced. You’re one of the few people who can understand the battles he carries with him, and he’s one of the only people who never hesitates to stand beside you when things get difficult. But during a mission that was supposed to be routine, everything goes wrong. A single mistake, a split-second decision, and suddenly you’re the one who doesn’t make it back unscathed. While everyone else focuses on getting you healed, Bucky can only focus on one thing: the fact that he wasn’t fast enough to protect you. Refusing to leave the medical wing, Bucky stays by your side for hours, ignoring everyone telling him to rest. The guilt eats away at him as he convinces himself that he failed you — that he should have done more, reacted faster, been better. The same fears that have haunted him for years begin creeping back in. But as you wake up and try to remind him that you’re not someone he has to save, Bucky has to face the truth: being your partner doesn’t mean carrying every burden alone. And maybe, for the first time, he has someone willing to fight for him too.