[Shield Winter] Meeting upside down

Steve's heart is at war with heaven and man.

He understood his mind because of a kiss, but who was he kissing?

—It's James.

Is James Bucky?

—No, it's not.

So is he in love with this James?

……

No, no, of course not.James and Bucky are so different.

He was sure that the emotion that was surging inside him was because of Bucky.It was the Bucky who protected him, took care of him, and shared sofa cushions and milk with him in Brooklyn; it was also the Bucky who followed him to the battlefield without hesitation and lost his life's stability on the top of the snow mountain; it was the Bucky who went through hardships and returned to himself Beside him, Bucky smiled as gently as before.

Steve was silent, closing his eyes, the same person flashed through his mind.

The sudden upwelling of emotions detonated an earthquake under the ice layer of the heart sea, and the sea water turned up, breaking through the thin ice layer.And the sun poured over without hesitation, shining a rainbow on the water.

"No, James." Steve rubbed the bridge of his nose with pantothenic acid. "You're fine. I mean, you're attractive, but it's my Bucky I love."

James rolled his eyes unceremoniously.

"Comeon, do you think I'm really in love with you?"

Seeing Steve's still puzzled expression, James slapped the table bitterly.

"I'm asking you. How was Bucky's attitude before you parted? Did he like you?"

"Er, I don't think so."

"Very good, a pair of gooseheads." James sighed, "Then when did you feel that your feelings for Bucky began...uh, turned into love?"

Steve thought hard.

"Probably after Rogers appeared. You don't know yet, he is very excessive, he..."

James stretched out his hand in a gesture of silence.

"I know him well, and I know he's going to do anything to win James Barnes. But you should thank him, because of his existence, it pushes you to think about your feelings for Bucky, and now... …" He winks at Steve, "Your Bucky needs a little stimulation too, get it?"

The mission in Paris ended three days earlier than expected, and the enemy forces happened to fall into infighting, saving even two bullets when closing the net.

The two people in the task breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.Either way, it was always easier to end undercover work early.

Since Bucky and Rogers confessed the existence of the other, Rogers' performance has been restrained a lot.Their cooperation is still tacit, but apart from work, the other party no longer chases after him to talk, and no longer looks at him with that fiery eyes.

Like a pile of fire sprayed by a fire extinguisher, it was quiet and non-aggressive.

"Fry hopes to get the information as soon as possible." Rogers looked at the message and said to Bucky, "Do you want to go back three days early?"

Bucky hesitated for a while, touched the little golden retriever at his feet, but didn't answer.

To be honest, he's a little out of his mind.Rogers dismissed the idea for the sake of the other Bucky, but the other party hadn't appeared at all, and he was suspected of deceiving Rogers, which made it difficult for Bucky to face those blue eyes.

And... he's still worrying about Steve.

They didn't talk for two days, just exchanging messages.Steve told him that the mission was going well, but he always felt that those messages were colder than before, whether it was words or expressions.

"I think..." Bucky said hesitantly, "I want to stay here a little longer and look around or something."

Rogers looked a little surprised, but still respected his thoughts.

"Okay, then I will bring the witness and information back to Aegis, you pay attention to safety."

On the first day of the mission, he changed his disguise and checked into a more comfortable hotel.

Days of high tension made Bucky's muscles sore, and his muscles and bones went numb. Fortunately, the serum dutifully played a repairing role during sleep. After the alarm clock rang, he sat on the head of the bed and rubbed his eyes.

Everything is fine, but the quietness is a little unaccustomed, as if there is a lack of someone to talk to.

——That's not my problem.Bucky curled his lips and thought, whoever made the faucet in his room broken, he had to borrow Steve's bathroom every morning.Check out the best breakfast omelets in Brooklyn, and they're sure to chat.

He walked into the bathroom with a toothbrush in his mouth, and scraped off the stubble bit by bit with a sharp blade.It took about ten minutes before Bucky stroked his blue chin with satisfaction.

"Lucky, come here."

He clapped his hands to greet the little golden retriever, and couldn't help but laugh first after shouting.He has always named it casually, whether it is a dog named lucky or a sniper rifle named Red Star. Sam even asked him if he had named Zhenjin's left arm, and he thought about it and said "arm".

But Steve will definitely joke that "lucky" and "bucky" sound so similar, and maybe yell "bucky" at the puppy on purpose.

While thinking about it, Bucky poured a basin of dog food for the little golden retriever.On the other hand, he made a good camouflage, and deliberately put on sunglasses and carried a backpack on his back.Before going out, he glanced in the mirror, the man dressed as a tourist was smiling brightly.

Paris is a great place.Pedestrians beside him were in pairs, and the girl's skirt brushed the gentleman's trousers like a spring breeze. Everyone had sweet smiles on their faces, as if the air was filled with romance.

The lone traveler rubbed the bridge of his nose and stopped for a few minutes in front of the old-fashioned newsstand to buy a pack of cigarettes.

"Thank you." Baki gave a few more euros, "Do you have any recommended attractions?"

The fat lady hands a brochure.

"The Louvre has a themed exhibition today. Sir, you can go shopping, maybe you can meet love?"

Bucky smiled at her and saluted gentlemanly.

The destination was not far away, so Bucky didn't take a vehicle, and walked slowly along the street trees along the street.

Today is a working day, there are not many tourists, and the temperature inside the building is cool and comfortable.The feeling of being stared at by a work of art sends Bucky a little uncomfortable, sending a chill down his spine.

This is one of the scourges left by Hydra - he was often gazed at as a work of art in the past, Zola, Schmidt, Rumlow... the eyes of those people are always flickering with morbid fanaticism.But now he has recovered the humanity deep in his soul, from being watched to being watched, this feeling...

It's great, but there's something quirky that can't be ignored.

He walked around the hall twice, admiring the paintings and sculptures at random.After half an hour, I felt a little bored, so I sat on the soft sofa under the window and began to rest.

"I shouldn't be here," Bucky said to himself, resting his forehead. "Artwork has never fascinated me...just Steve."

He raised his head casually, and in front of him was a lifelike statue - "Psyche Awakened by the Kiss of Venus".

Bucky squinted his eyes, looking at the angel above with white wings spread out behind him.

The angel has curly hair and soft and delicate facial features.Hard marble is endowed with divine power in the hands of the artist, and the lines that express muscles are often smoother and more beautiful than real humans.

Bucky looked at the tour book in his hand.

"... Cupid? I thought it was a little girl."

He remembered the last time, when he and Steve went to visit the art gallery.The other party pulls him to popularize science tirelessly, but he always fails when it comes to the gender of the characters.

"You mean... this beautiful Iolaus is a beautiful boy?" Bucky remembers stopping in front of a giant oil painting and asking Steve in a low voice, "Then who is this next to him?"

"Hercules, the god of Hercules in Greek mythology. They seem very close? Iolaus is Heracles' lifelong lover."

"Whoa—" Bucky drawled and sighed, "I've heard about the messy relationship between the Greek gods, but two men..."

He remembered the sunlight falling from the transparent skylight of the art gallery. Steve stood on the edge of the semi-darkness, frowning and smiling at him, showing a row of white teeth. more dazzling.

"Bucky, love can transcend time and space, and it can transcend gender. Iolaus participated in most of Hercules' adventures. Although Hercules had countless lovers in his life, Iolaos always occupied the most important place. Location."

"Adventure?" Bucky raised his eyebrows, "What kind of adventure?"

Steve stood there silently, and suddenly blushed for a while.

"Well, kill Hydra. Every time Hercules cut off a head, Iolaus burned the snake's neck with fire to prevent the snake's head from regenerating, and finally killed it... Really! Greek mythology The giant sea serpent Hydra, that’s how it’s written in the myth.”

Bucky pondered for a while, then silently turned his gaze away, and coughed twice.

He came back from his memory, the passengers around him had left at some point, and he was the only one left in front of the statue, looking at Cupid silently.

Bucky looked at Cupid's bow behind his back, and the delicately carved bow and arrow straddling his waist, and suddenly wanted to hear Steve's voice.

He avoided crowded places and called Steve.

The previous calls were all in a dark room, but now he is standing in the Louvre with people coming and going, and the sunlight falls on his shadow, which makes Bucky a little nervous for no reason.

"Hey, Bucky, mission went well?"

"Well, close the net early, Rogers returned to Aegis first. Are you still on the mission? Is Error hard to deal with?"

Hearing the noise coming from the opposite side, he frowned slightly.

"No, Error...he's fine."

Bucky was about to say something when an unfamiliar male voice broke into the conversation, as clearly as a hammer had hit his eardrum.

"Honey, who are you calling?"

"...Who? Steve?" Bucky bit his lip, "Who said that, Error?"

"Yeah." Steve replied vaguely, "I'll introduce you when I go back... He's my boyfriend now, Bucky. I believe you, uh, will have a good chat, bless me."

Bucky was speechless for a moment.

He seemed to see Medusa, that flexible tongue that was always full of witty words petrified in her mouth, Bucky's eyes widened, and there was a soreness in the corners of his eyes.He had too much to say, his thoughts were in a mess and he couldn't figure it out, he took a few deep breaths before hesitating to speak.

"you……"

"He asked me to help with the stuff, Bucky," Steve interrupted. "We're flying back to New York, see you at S.H.I.E.L.D."

A busy tone came, and Bucky closed the phone with a cold face, and a crack was formed on the metal body by the iron hand.

Bucky doesn't quite remember how he got back to the hotel. He was burning all over his body, as if the anger had burned all his sanity and rationality. Even Lucky didn't dare to come over to act like a spoiled child. He only dared to lie on his stomach and lick his paws at the door of the bedroom. .

"How could he... be with someone he just met for a few days? He's still a fucking man! Does the fairy tale country have such evil magic? New York... Fuck, I have to hurry back and go back."

He scratched his hair irritably, not wanting to stay in France for a minute, and immediately made a video call to Sam.

The other party looked a little surprised.

"Uh, hi, Rogers just said that you want to stay in France for a few more days, what's the matter?"

"Yes, drive the Quinque immediately or ask Jarvis to book me a plane ticket back to New York as soon as possible." Bucky said blankly, "Steve is crazy."

Unexpectedly, Sam curled his lips and nodded.

"Aha, it seems you know it too. God, he and that Error also had a video chat yesterday, looking like conjoined twins. But Error is really handsome, almost like a Hollywood star, they look like It's a good match. I understand you, although the captain came out suddenly, but as his good buddies, we should understand and support him."

Bucky gritted his teeth.

"Sam, don't make me punch you in the face, do it for me now."

Before the other party could answer, Bucky pressed the hang up button firmly.

Sam on the other end of the phone trembled, and touched his mechanical wings in fear.

— so scary, he thought the Winter Soldier was back.

"Good match? Good match ass."

Bucky walked to the door and forcibly picked up Lucky.One person and one dog nestled on the sofa, Bucky closed his eyes and talked to himself while stroking its fur.

"Error is just an unknown little hacker, how can he be worthy of Steve? Even if little Stevie suddenly realizes that he likes a man, at least this person must have the same hobbies as him, can fight side by side, and fully understand his feelings." Stubborn, it’s best to have known each other for a long time, almost a lifetime..."

Bucky opened his eyes suddenly, his chest rose and fell several times, and a word was squeezed out between his teeth.

——Fuck.

He's screwed.

Notes:

It is said that the story of Hercules is a setting in the official comics, but I did not turn to the original issue, but after reading this true myth and legend, I think I stumbled (.)

Countdown to end~