As for James himself, he knew everything he showed to the world was false. He spent almost all his time pretending he was ‘Bucky,’ Steve’s stalwart companion who fought for justice by his side. Easy smiles at references to jokes he didn’t quite understand, echoing whatever emotion Steve wanted him to feel. It was easier to just put it all behind him and be who Steve wanted him to be and the world expected him to be.
Just trying as best as he could to forget the atrocious actions he’d been compelled to do by Hydra’s programming. Pretending that he had forgiven himself …
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Words: 1034, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 8 of 100 Word of the Day Fics
- Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
- Rating: General Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: Gen
- Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers (mentioned), Bruce Banner (mentioned), James "Rhodey" Rhodes (mentioned)
- Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes & Tony Stark
- Additional Tags: Introspection, Stream of Consciousness, Kindness, Character Study