Marvel Imagines

[Pt. 1] Trust (Bucky Barnes X Reader)

An AU where Bucky joins the Avengers after being brought in by Steve after Civil War. However, the divide of the Avengers never occurred.

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You had always been one to be wary of those you don't know all that well.

Even when you joined the Avengers when they claimed they could use a fighter like you, you had been cautious of just how many people were in a room with you at any given time, always eying up all the possible exits and constantly aware of the weight of the knife in your boot.

And as that wariness subsided, allowing you to begin easing into the Team, you began to understand where everyone was at in their lives and for lack of a better word, bonding with all of them - something you had never thought was even possible, considering your natural wariness towards people in general.

But now, as Steve disembarks the Quinjet, securing his shield to his back in one swift motion as he descends down the ramp and heads towards where you're standing with the others who had all been awaiting his return, you can't help but notice the lurking figure in the shadows trailing behind the man strolling in your direction.

"Well?" Tony begins from where he had been standing beside you, meeting Steve halfway in a firm handshake. "How'd it go?"

"Pretty good, actually," The solider nods, gesturing to the man who had somehow managed to appear at his side. "We encountered..."

You allow their chatter to fade into the background as your eyes skim over the newcomer.

He wears a rather tired expression across his features, his surprisingly long brown hair appearing frayed and knotted at the ends, whether that be from simple neglect or some sort of skirmish, you can't decide.

What catches you off guard even more so than the stranger's lengthy locks of hair and piercing blue eyes is his left arm, or at least his left hand.

His definitive silver knuckles and fingers catch your eye from where you stand, the shiny colour clearly evident through the black fingerless gloves he wears on either hand.

Holding back what would have likely been an audible gasp, your gaze wanders back to examine his eyes closer, only to find once you reach his eye-level, his own gaze instantly locks with yours.

Startled, you step back slightly at the intensity of his rather harsh glare, only to regain your composure seconds later and pass one of your own glares back at him, trying to play off your previous surprise.

"...but I think you'll be better off here. Right, Buck?" Steve's voice pulls both you and the newcomer from the glare battle you'd both managed to begin as you shrug his unsettling gaze off, refocusing on the conversation around you.

"Yeah," Is all the stranger replies, eyeing you over with one last, much more neutral, glance before turning to face the man beside him. "I think I will."

At this, the Captain's lips twitch upwards into a smile, as does the rest of the Team's - even Tony is managing a small, polite smile.

"Come on then," Steve grins, slinging an arm over his friend's shoulder. "Let's get you settled in."

As the pair begin to head towards the back door of the Avengers Complex, the newcomer passes you a small, almost apologetic look as he and Steve stroll on by you and Natasha, who is standing idle at your side.

"I'm glad to see he's seemed to have found some peace since I last saw him," The redhead at your side sighs, her gaze following the pair as they vanish from your view, having made it into the Complex.