How They Make You a Weapon (12/?)

[monicawoe]

written for this prompt :
Lovingly detailed dark!fic about the process by which Hydra turned Bucky into the Winter Soldier.

warnings: graphic violence, torture, brainwashing, second person POV
characters: The Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Arnim Zola
word-count: ~4,400 words this chapter
notes: a particular flashback scene in this

Comments

[raeve]

*_____* Moni, that was beautiful! *sobs into her keyboard*

That Brubaker flashback scene, OMG heart-breaking And then the rest of the vault scene is even MOAR heart-breaking. His memories of Steve and their drunken adventure. *squees but then cries some more*

And then Zola. *hiss* He's so fun to hate! I can't get enough of him. I loved loved LOVED that you used that "And when I wake you up again, you'll be as good as new. Better." line to make Bucky run away. A++++++++++ <3<3<3 RUN BUCKY! DON'T LOOK BACK!

[monicawoe]

I'm glad the vault scene worked! And yeah that excursion to New York had to be in here in some form because man did that make me tear up in the comics run. I love the idea of him breaking away just long enough to go somewhere, but still not knowing exactly why he's going there. It's just so tragic.

And yeah, he needed something to send him running, and uploaded-Zola is damn creepy ; )

[anoriel]

Finally he ran away, thanks God. When he returned to his chair my heart stopped for a while. (Oh no no not again please NO!) But finally he ran. Uffff..

But Zola's so frightening!

And I like so much your retelling of canon from Winter Soldier's point of view. This is hard and great job.

And "He is your mission. He's always been your mission." - true!

And point that he want away from the riverbank because he worried that HYDRA could find Steve if he stayed.
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Thank you, Moni.

[monicawoe]

And point that he want away from the riverbank because he worried that HYDRA could find Steve if he stayed.
Yup- in rewatching the movie there's a moment after he looks down at Steve0 and his face is more peaceful then it is the whole movie- where he then looks up and across the water and his expression darkens very quickly. I always read that as somebody coming for them- or him evaluating who could be coming for them, and the idea of Hydra coming for Steve had to occur to him at this point!

I'm glad you are enjoying the read. There is at least one more chapter coming.

[anoriel]

Wait for as many chapters as you could write:)
And I need to write down a ficlet from my head at last. I will come to you asking for beta-reading :)