[Shield Winter] Meeting upside down

Steve knew he was dreaming.

It's been the third hour since Bucky showed up at his door and left sadly, lying in his bedroom with blankets covering his belly, pajamas drenched with sweat in the cool night.

He could even hear James' sleeping breathing in the guest room, but when he opened his eyes, it was still the door standing in front of him.

Steve opened it with shaking hands, and sure enough, it was Bucky with a gloomy face.

"Bucky, I'm sorry, I lied, I broke your heart. Listen, I don't love Error, I only have you in my heart."

Bucky turned a deaf ear, raised his tactical dagger, and stabbed him hard between the eyebrows.

Without pain, he could only feel the endless regret wrapping himself.Then the scene in front of him fell into darkness as if a curtain had been drawn, and he woke up again, and he was still standing in front of the door.

Repeat the action.open the door.

The words of apology stuck in his throat, and he saw Bucky wearing a snow-white wedding dress, with his golden arm in Rogers' arms.

"Bless you and Error, Rogers and I are getting married, here is our wedding invitation."

The flimsy paper fell into Steve's hand, and a handful of flames burst from the sealant, consuming the envelope and engulfing him.

Darkness fell again.

the third time.wake.open the door.

Bucky, who was wearing a wedding dress, and James, who was wearing a wedding dress, leaned on Rogers on the left and right, and handed over two invitation cards of different colors.

The paper invitation folded automatically in his hand, and it became a revolver. The muzzle of the gun was pointed at Steve's face uncontrollably, bang bang bang bang bang bang.

the fourth time.wake.open the door.die.

the fifth time.wake.open the door.die.

No. 70 times.

The alarm clock woke Steve up.He leaned against the head of the bed in a daze, wiped off the sweat from his forehead and temples, jumped off the bed like a sleepwalking zombie, and walked into the bathroom with frivolous steps.

He mechanically squeezed toothpaste, brushed his teeth, washed his face, shaved until after he wiped his face clean, he realized something was wrong.

This was the first day that Bucky and he returned to the mansion, and Bucky's faucet hadn't been repaired before that, according to the usual practice, he should come to wash with him.

But time passed for so long, and he didn't come.

Steve put the things away in silence, dragged his physically and mentally exhausted body, and resolutely shook James awake.

James and Bucky have the exact same get-up vibes.That smooth brown hair is now a mess like a chicken coop, and the Winter Soldier's cold, murderous gaze only breaks Steve's heart even more.

"You'd better tell me the end of the world is coming sooner."

"Yes." Steve said with a sad tone, "My world is coming to an end, I ignored Bucky yesterday, he must not want to talk to me anymore."

James patiently listened to him recount what happened yesterday, and rolled his eyes.

"I would swear on Rogers' sexual prowess, you will not be blacklisted by Bucky from now on. You are doing well, and you will be able to have a happy sex life with Bucky soon."

James lay down again.

"But until then, don't disturb my sleep."

Steve blushed from the blunt sex metaphors just now, and stammered, "But... Fury just sent a message asking me to take you to the office. He said that you need to explain the ins and outs clearly, otherwise you will Lock you up."

James got up five seconds later, continuing to complain in a murderous tone while getting dressed.

"I hate the 996 working system. Freelancers can't bear this grievance."

The lengthy explaining work continued throughout the morning.Steve seems to be sitting in Fury's office reading documents, but in fact, Bucky is all over his mind.

He is afraid now, very afraid.The Bucky in the dream had rejected his apology in a hundred ways to die, and kicked him out of his world without hesitation.

What about reality?Would Bucky forgive him? Was James' estimate too optimistic?

Captain America's valuable strategic brain was paralyzed by these problems, and he didn't hear a word of James' explanation of the whole "dimension-breaking incident" beside him.

New York is peaceful today, which means that except for James and Steve, who are debriefing, other people's time is relatively free.

Bucky, who also had a sleepless night, was looking for entertainment in the bar on the ninth floor. Drinking vodka as water could not cover his dark circles under another color.

The wine bottle was two-thirds empty, he squinted his eyes, and turned his head with a warrior's instinct.

The graceful Natasha was leaning against another bar, raising a Long Island iced tea in her hand.

"Oh fuck, you scared me."

"Me? I won't be scary with Error, you know."

Hearing what the other party meant, Bucky sighed.Natasha always has a snake-like super-sensitivity. She should not be called "Black Widow", but "Red-bellied Black Snake".

The redhead came and sat on the high chair next to him.

"What do you think about their affairs?"

Natasha knew far more than Bucky.

As the developer and first user of the electronic mask, she could see that Error's face was covered in camouflage.Combine that with the seething Twitter buzz and Rogers' uncharacteristically quiet, and she figured out what was going on.

Of course, as a good friend of Steve's, she didn't mind reaching out and giving it another push.

Bucky drank another shot of vodka sullenly.

"I bless them."

"Ha. Look at your face, you can hide it from everyone and you can't hide it from me, don't act like a child."

"I can't hide it from you, the most beautiful nightingale in the KGB." Bucky turned his head with a complicated expression, and his bright green eyes were full of remorse, "To be honest, I feel anger and jealousy."

——Sure enough, this guy didn't realize that this was a game at all, and falling in love makes people lose their minds.

Natasha took a sip of the Long Island iced tea, and her teeth were sour from the chill of the mint liquor in the base.

"Original sin of humanity, that's not important, what's important is that you should know why. Perhaps...you've always held the most important position of Steve, I mean, as you insist, friend. But now, he With someone more important, you take the limelight a little bit, so it's hard to accept."

Bucky was silent for a long time, until the two of them drank the wine cleanly, and Lucky, who was lying on the bar counter, barked a few times in boredom.

"No, not friends."

Natasha stopped tapping the glass, turned her head with a half-smile, and met Bucky's flickering eyes.

"So you think I still have a chance?"

"Why don't you try it? I believe that luck is always with you." Natasha touched Lucky's soft ears, "It's almost lunch time, they should come."

Bucky, who had just mustered up his fighting spirit, languished again, and waved his hand.

"I don't have an appetite. I won't go. I'll go back to my room and eat a peanut butter sandwich."

Steve was still out of his mind at lunch, and Tony handed him a chicken leg smeared with mustard, and instead of cracking it like he usually does, he took a bite without responding.

Then he swallowed without responding.

Tony's eyes began to panic, he chose to sit next to Clint with a plate, for fear that Captain America would peel off his skin and reveal that he was an undercover alien.

"Isn't Bucky coming to eat? He doesn't seem to have eaten seriously since he came back."

Wanda asked suspiciously as she cut the steak on the plate.The name woke Steve up, and he finally realized what he had eaten, coughing and drinking a large glass of water.

"He's still resting in his room," Banner replied. "As a doctor, I don't think he's doing well."

"I'm going to see him."

Steve stood up immediately, and was pulled back by Error to sit down again.The other party was still wearing a disguise mask, and in the eyes of Banner and the others, he was just a handsome stranger.

"Bucky's a good friend of yours, I know. And as your boyfriend, I'm supposed to go with you. Wait till I'm done with this cod, darling?"

Tony gasped, rubbing his sore right cheek.

James naturally had his reasons. No matter how anxious Steve was, he could only nod, silently playing the role of a good boyfriend.The two didn't leave the restaurant until the other party wiped the corners of their lips gracefully.

Rogers followed a few minutes later, not too far away from them.The distraught Steve didn't notice, but James knew who it was without turning his head, and compared his heart to him playfully behind his back.

And at the confluence of all dark tides——Bucky, he was very happy to open the door and see Steve, but he was caught off guard when another handsome and unfamiliar face squeezed into his sight.

His hand was sticky and greasy crookedly on Steve's waist.

There was an awkward calibrating sound of the robotic arm—that meant he wanted to punch someone.Bucky coughed, let them into the small living room, tried his best to act like a host, and poured water for them.

"I heard you don't have much appetite." Steve stammered, "Is the injury, the injury still not healed?"

Bucky bit his lip, but Error preempted his words.

"I think Mr. Barnes looks good. After all..."

Facing Steve's panicked eyes, James took off his mask.

"After all, that handsome face is exactly the same as mine. I think... this is also the key to me being able to win over Steve. His preferred face, coupled with enough hot heart and a few passionate kisses, captured the world Captain America is really easy."

Bucky frowned, clenched his hands secretly.

He had doubted Error's identity, but the fact that the other party was another James Barnes made it difficult for him to accept.

——Especially, the words used by the other party sounded ulterior motives, and he suspected that this guy was plotting against Steve.

James looked at the angry face of the other party, and continued slowly.

"I know you don't like me, it's okay, it's enough that Steve likes me."

Then, he reached out and pulled Steve's collar, trying to recreate a passionate kiss in front of Bucky.

Steve was stunned by the sudden turn of the plot, forgot to break free, and could only watch James' face approaching a little bit in slow motion.

Three, two, one...

The moment the lips touched, a strong force lifted James, and replaced him with another pair of lips that had a similar touch but were hundreds of times sweeter.

— That belongs to Bucky.

Steve reacted in 0.01 milliseconds, and made the second most correct decision in 24 hours.

He pressed down and stuck out his tongue.