𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄.

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act two ━━ 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻.
· 。ﾟ୧ ⋆. 𝗪𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦. ₊˚.༄
━━━ REDEMPTION,
❝ but - i couldn't lose you ❞

𝓜elody's soft voice rang throughout the small apartment in Bucharest. The man below her shifted in his sleep, his eyes twitched every so often. She ran her fingers through his hair, brushing out his knotted locks of brown thoroughly. Glancing down she noticed Bucky's metal hand occasionally forming into a fist then relaxing. Reaching down she wrapped her hand through the cold metal one.

A gasp left his lips as he sat up, his wide eyes looked around the room.

Melody placed her hand over the man's shoulder, "Shh." She shushed him.

Bucky's head whipped around, sweat trickled down his forehead. He looked down to his enclosed hand that was with her own. She smiled softly.

"Y-you're here?" He whispered looking around seeing that he was in his apartment and not back in Sokolvia. "What - what happened?" He asked looking around him in confusion, "Is this another dream?" He asked himself.

Melody shook her head, "No." She reached forwards to him, "I brought you back here, after Ultron was defeated."

"But - I-" He began stammering, his eyes widened then narrowed on her figure. "You knocked me out."

Melody's smile fell slightly, "I needed to get you out of the city."

Bucky shook her hands off of him as he stood up, "You knocked me out!" His voice raised, disbelief in his tone.

"If I didn't they'd know you were there-"

"So you knock me out and send me off, while you stayed there?!"

Melody frowned not understanding why he was acting in such a way, "I apologize for putting you to sleep without your consent but I only wanted you to get to safety while we got rid of Ultron and his army."

"That wasn't your choice to make for me." He said. "I said I'd help-"

"And you did." Melody nodded standing to her feet now, "You saved so many people, Buck." She said softly walking in front of him, "I'm sorry for using my powers on you." Bucky looked away from her sad eyes, "But - I couldn't lose you. And because you're worth it, James Buchanan Barnes" She whispered.

Bucky looked into her doe eyes, his gaze softer then before. "What happened up there?" He asked after a few moments of silence.

Melody smiled before she took hold of his hand and dragged him to his sofa. His ocean eyes took in her soft features, that radiated from the shallow light from his lamp across from them. He listened intently as she began to explain everything that occurred since she put him on the jet.

• • ＴＷＯ ＭＯＮＴＨＳ ＬＡＴＥＲ

𝓣wo months had gone by, and a lot had gone on. Kai had returned back to Atlantica, earning an earful from his parents as to what happened whilst he was away; he had simply explained that nothing horrific happened other then missions The Avengers had gone on. Which was a blatant lie, though he was always better at lying then Melody was, especially when it came to her's or his parents.

Tony had made the decision to take a break from being a superhero and letting Steve and Natasha train the new members of The Avengers; Wanda Maximoff, Vision, Sam Wilson, and James Rhodes. They had also got a bigger facility, where S.H.I.E.L.D. members could also train alongside the heroes; in Upstate, New York.

Melody still lived at the facility with her team members, though she had been spending a lot more of her time with James Barnes; Bucky. The two had grown substantially closer if it were even possible. He had slowly began to trust her more. It was safe to say Bucky had become her best friend on land, though she knew Kai would be annoyed he had been semi replaced with a lander.

Bucky had been trying to teach her control when she was away from Wanda and the facility; another one she had gotten quite close with.

He had even taught her defensive techniques and hand to hand combat to improve her attack skillset.

His nightmares as well began to diminish slightly. Instead of having them every night or every other night, he would now get them once every two weeks, sometimes once a month; thanks to Melody and his new schedule.

He often would work out to relieve his anxiety or stress when Melody wasn't there to sing him to sleep. Another thing that become their thing, so to speak. She'd often stay over night and lull him to bed, until she knew he'd sleep peacefully for the remainder of the night. And when she wasn't there at night, the shell she had given him came in handy.

Melody now laid in Bucky's apartment, on top of his blankets, sleeping peacefully.

To say he had gotten attached to her would be a severe understatement.

And that terrified him.

He raised his hand brushing her hair away from her face, as his metal fingers brushed through her, now, platinum locks of hair, massaging her scalp; something she enjoyed that he did.

A sigh left her feeling the cool finger tips of his raking through her hair.

Bucky sat up slightly removing his hand from her hair only to have her whimper at the lack of contact. Sitting up right, he pulled her onto his chest gently before running his fingers once more through her hair. A sigh of contentment left her, snuggling closer in to his muscular chest.

His eyes trained onto the ring that rested on her hand. He bit his bottom lip as he reached out and twirled it with his fingers careful not to disturb her sleep.

"It was my muña's." She whispered.

Bucky nodded slowly, she had taught him some Valyrian as he had taught her some Russian and Romanian dialect. "It's nice."

Melody's lips twitched upwards, her eyes remained closed. "Kai gave it to me." She murmured.

Bucky's brow rose slightly, "The best friend . . .?" He asked, "The one you were supposed to marry?" He asked clearing his throat, ignoring the odd feeling he felt in his chest.

Melody nodded, "Yes." Bucky pursed his lips and nodded thinking to himself, "No we're not married." She said reading the man's mind. "I left before we were supposed to."

"That's why his mom isn't the biggest fan of you, I'm guessing."

Melody nodded, "Yes." She turned her head her doe eyes meeting his baby blues. His hand retracted from her hair and rested on her forearm.

"Why, uh, why don't you, um . . ." He trailed off.

"Get married now?" She inquired. Bucky nodded. Melody's brows furrowed, "I don't know. I guess he's not the one I'm in love with." She admitted out loud. Bucky parted his lips as she shrugged nonchalantly turning back around.

Bucky had been consumed in his thoughts, forgetting that the tired nymph on top of him could read his mind. He looked down feeling his hand be dragged on to her head a small smile made it's way onto the former soldier's plump lips.

❨ 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 ❩
🐚ঌ ࣪₀🧺 .˚🌿✦

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my heart for them just keeps growing for them omg im so soft for them fuck man i dont wanna write the ending of CIVAL WAR or INFINITY WAR even if we know baby boi and everyone else is alive i still cry over that shit 🥺

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 :
muña's : mother's

𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝟣𝟤𝟤𝟧