After the year they've had, a small celebration for Christmas seems somewhat called for; it's a nice way to take stock of all that's happened and appreciate that they saw it through 'til the bitter end. The group gathered is, by and large, a disparate one, brought together by circumstances more so than pre-existing alliances, but while the ( Read more... )

There was never going to be a debate.

A change in environment this drastic practically begged for immediate exploration; while they'd each been provided with a(n all too) convenient map by their increasingly creative wardens, Bucky didn't want to trust the information. He knows London, has spent enough time there in his youth to have a decent ( Read more... )

The first day had been dedicated to making sure the rides and the games and the food weren't about about to kill anyone, but by the second, Bucky's suspicion towards the unexpected carnival had waned enough that he could attempt to enjoy it while it lasted; the Island was by turns benevolent and sadistic, and in this action, it seemed like the ( Read more... )

He can't sleep. This isn't, in itself, that unusual. Hell, given the amount of time he and Jason actually spend in their house, it's a wonder they have one at all, their nights generally spent elsewhere (and in fairer company than each other). That Bucky's once again found himself sitting crouched in Natasha's window is little more than a bad habit ( Read more... )

It's a nightmare that finds Bucky awake with a start, right hand clawing at the collar of the shirt he wore to sleep, as though he expects there to be something more restrictive than soaked cotton around his neck instead. It's only when his breaths start to even out that he realizes he's off-balance, his body simultaneously heavier than it was a ( Read more... )

True as it is that Bucky Barnes has been trained within an inch of his life, neither the brass at home nor the Brits overseas had anything to say about what to do upon waking up without a stitch of clothing to call his own, sandwiched between a nice looking dame and a detached robotic arm. There's a stiffness to his muscles he can't account for, a ( Read more... )