You were a combat instructor hired by S.H.I.E.L.D. to train and test the new recruits.
You thought it was going to be a typical Thursday; testing a few of your students to see if they were reading for the next level, but then you saw him walk in.
Of course you knew who he was. The Winter Soldier was no strange sight for you but not here.
He leant against one of the walls of the training centre, folding his arms across his chest and looking around to take in the people around him.
You thought he lingered on you, but it was hard to tell and you didn't want to jump to conclusions.

You turned away, focusing on two of your students who were warming up on the padded mat. They were an older agents twin sons and they had been a nightmare for you.
Harry and Jacob had matching brown hair and eyes along with matching smirks.

"Oi!" You yelled, striding over to them, hands on your hips, "Harry, get off the mat. Jacob, that corner." You pointed to a corner before striding to the opposite one.
You heard a snicker and you stopped in your tracks.
"You want me to fight you?" A twin sneered.
You turned to give him a deliberately blank stare, "Yes."
Harry snorted with amusement but did as you'd told him.
Jacob continued to stare at you.
"Will that be a problem?" You asked curtly, tilting your head.
His lips twitched slightly before he spoke, "I don't want to hurt you."
"That's nice. I wish you could say the same for everyone you'll meet in the field. Corner." You folded your arms.
He sighed and went to the corner, you going to yours.
You nodded at him and he ran at you. You sidestepped neatly, grabbing his arm as he went past and flipping him to the floor with a satisfying smirk.
"I think your lessons will be continuing unfortunately." You said when he stood.

Ten minutes later you'd failed Harry as well and sat down on the mat to do your warm down stretches.
You heard footsteps behind you but ignored them until you heard someone clear their throat.
"Yes?" You said before turning around to look up at the one and only Winter Soldier.
You felt the heat rise up the back of your neck.
"Sorry. I'll get off the mat." You said, pushing yourself up.
He looked quite surprised, "I actually wondered if you'd mind assessing me."
You froze, feeling your breath catch.
"Um.. yeah. Sure. I don't know why you want me to though." You said hesitantly.
A glimmer of a smile twitched his perfect lips, "I think I could improve on some things."
Though you found that hard to believe, you nodded, "Okay then. Corner."
You walked to your corner, mentally preparing yourself to be destroyed.
You nodded to him and he slowly stepped a few steps towards you, his metal arm behind his back.
You held your own left hand behind your back to try make it fairer but he frowned and said, "You don't have to do that."
"You are." You replied, taking a step towards him.
He smiled slightly before charging at you and scooping you up from your waist to flip you over his right shoulder. You held his wrist with your right hand and wrapped one leg over his shoulder and the other around his waist so you two formed some weird human pretzel. You heard him snort, possibly with amusement before he suddenly bent forward, throwing you off slightly.
He shook again and you fell from his shoulders, laughing.
He looked down at you, a twinkle of amusement in his eye. You had been planning to strike a blow at his neck while his guard was down but now you hesitated.
Only for a second though.
You suddenly moved your leg upwards to kick his neck but he grabbed your foot, holding it to stop it hitting his neck.
You grunted softly and used his grip to pull your other leg up to wrap around his neck. He stumbled, caught off balance and you took advantage, grabbing a leg to pull him down.
On top of you.
He fell on you and the mat with a thud. You were acutely aware of your hip pressing into his abs.
He lay on top of you, staring at you until you nodded. He stood up and offered you a hand to do the same.
You accepted it and he pulled you up.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked, his eyes like a puppy's.
"No. Not anymore than Harry from earlier."
He seemed to find that satisfactory because he released your hand.

"Same time tomorrow?" You asked, completely forgetting you were meant to assess him.
He looked a bit surprised but nodded. "Of course, (y/n)."
You nodded and went back to stretching, only wondering once he'd gone how he knew your name...