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Bucky Barnes x Reader

A/N: The lyrics are written to be spoken word but if you want to sing them, feel free!

"Bucky!" You call from the kitchen. "Buck, come on. If we leave now we can still make the previews!" There's no answer. Alpine jumps onto the breakfast bar next to you. "Where's your dad?" You ask the white cat. You run your fingers across her fur. "Bucky?" You go into the bedroom to see him sitting on the bed. "Bucky? What's wrong? Are you okay?" He mumbles something barely above a whisper. "I can't hear you."

"Why are you with me?" He says a little louder.

"Bucky..." You sigh. "What is this? Where is this coming from? Did someone say something to you?"

"Just answer the question Y/N... please."

"I'm with you because you're the best thing that ever happened to me."

"Don't mess with me. I don't want to put myself into this relationship for you to just... leave or something." You sit down on the bed, trying to figure out the best way to explain your feelings to your boyfriend.

"I don't need you to sell me on reasons to want you." You say. "I don't need you to search for the proof that I should. You don't have to... convince me. You don't have to be scared that you're not enough. Cause what we've got going is good."

"Y/N—"

"Wait. I'm not finished. I don't need more reminders of all that's been broken. I don't need you to fix what I'd rather forget. We can clear the slate and start over. Try to quiet the noises in your head, cause we can't compete with all of that."

"I know. I know and that's I guess the problem. All these voices in my head telling me so many different things. But I just don't know how to fix it."

"So what if it's us?" He looks at you.

"What do you mean?"

"What if it's us and only us. And what came before won't count anymore o-or matter? Can we try that? What if it's you and what if it's me, and what if that's all that we need it to be and the rest of the world falls away? Whaddya say?"

"It can't be that simple."

"We can make it that simple. We can just focus on us and our love and how much we want this to work. Because I really want this to work. Don't you?"

"I do. I do want this to work but—"

"But what?"

"I never thought there'd be someone like you who would want me."

"Well..."

"So I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go. But if you really see me, if you like me for me and nothing else—"

"I do. I like you James Buchanan Barnes." You tell him with conviction.

"Well that's all I've wanted for longer than you could possibly know." He sighs in content. "So it can be us. It can be us and only us. And what came before won't count anymore or matter. We can try that."

"See? It's not so impossible."

"There's nobody else but the two of us here." He says.

"Cause you're saying it's possible. We can just watch the whole world disappear." You say.

"Until you're the only one I still know how to see. It's just you and me." You take his hands.

"It'll be us. It'll be us and only us. And what came before won't count anymore. We can try that."

"You and me. That's all that we need it to be."

"And the rest of the world falls away."

"Really? The rest of the world falls away?" You nod.

"The world falls away." You say.

"The world falls away." He confirms. "And it's only us." Alpine jumps on the bed. "Yeah, you too Alpine." He kisses you. "I'm sorry about all of that." You take his bearded face in your hands.

"Don't apologize. Never apologize for feeling things. This is new for you. I get it. It's new for me too. But I love you Bucky. I really do. And those dumbass voices in you're head aren't helping you or me."

"It's hard for me to get rid of them sometimes."

"But that's the thing babe. All these years you've been doing things by yourself. Dealing with things by yourself. I'm telling you that you don't have to do this by yourself. I can help you. I want to help you."

"You love me?"

"Of course. For a while." He smiles brightly. That's what you've been waiting for since you came into the room: his smile.

"I love you too." Bucky checks the time. "Oh shoot. Our movie. We missed the previews."

"You know there are still like 10 more showings tonight right?" You say.

"So you still want to see the movie?"

"Of course. I want to eat popcorn. Let's go!"