IC

Bucky Barnes returns from a mission; broken, bleeding, and drowning in ghosts. Medic Y/N is the first gentle thing he’s touched in decades, and the one person he tries hardest to push away. What begins as reluctant tolerance spirals into a devastating obsession as Bucky’s PTSD claws at him and Y/N becomes the only anchor he trusts. In the quiet of the med bay; between trembling hands, sleepless nights, and the soft voice that pulls him back from the edge; Bucky realizes the truth he never wanted to face: He’s been drowning for a century, and Y/N is the first person he’s ever wanted to breathe for.