#❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

one day , bucky will share with your muse that he used to play the piano when he was younger. not well , but well enough for a few pieces

#not the most musically inclined but - the more easier pieces 🥹 #bc im just thinking about independent dexterity of both his hands #and his sense of timing and intuition #mind sharp and all ! #play for you with his right hand only or #with gloves maybw #i had an hc that he had his own place in his 20s and often stopped into a neighbors apartment #listened to them play and learned summore from them #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

self-care day at the apartment ! long , hot showers ; fresh , hot coffee ; n.ew york ti.mes puzzles for bucky with his phone on do not disturb. laundry is folded and put away , he has a fresh haircut , and the sun is out and filtering in to make a little sun spot for alpine to sleep in. all is right in the world for now ,

#❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #join if you dare — but do not disturb the peace #<3 also he deserves it

[wnterslder]

HEAR ME OUT , okay ?? every single episode of the win.ter soldier is named after a person that has affected / influenced his life in a significant way, with each person and episode focusing on a different decade or point of his life.

the middle episode titled after mama sonia, focusing on that time between 2014 - 2016, when she took him into her home to the the time where steve finds bucky in the apartment sonia had entrusted to him. the shift in cool tones of the night when bucky would stay up trying to jog his memory with information he's collected to the warmth of autumn sun peeking in through mama sonia's curtains while she fixes up a bowl of soup, steam and the aroma of fresh vegetables and herbs in the air. cut fruit splayed out between them. burnt yellows, sage greens, orange-reds with that deep red-purple shade of plums that pops out between scenes. the slow transition of trying to become someone he saw and read about in the met museum, to someone who is attempting to just live a simpler life and accepting that he won't ever be that person before the war and tws. mental and emotional healing being slow, progress not always so clear, but bucky is happier now that he's got some sense of control of his own life — he can decide what he wants to eat or do that day. most likely goes by james over bucky at this point in time.

and of course mama sonia's visits over to the empty apartment she let him borrow, she'll never reveal why it'd been empty, but one could guess with a close eye. talks over tea, both her hands circling around the old mug to savor its warmth, or saying goodbye to each other for the night before it gets too dark.

———  other episodes being one about steve / captain america + the howling commandos during the 40's, natasha during the mid-50's to mid-60's ... :') don't look at me i'm really going through it.

#and !!!!! others too but i'm not sure what time period i'd want to write next #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

consider ?? bucky feeling relatively neutral with life, but is suddenly filled with some excitement and a hope for tomorrow. maybe he holds himself together and allows a small crack of a grin, or maybe it feels overwhelming ——— such is a burden of a heavy and feeling heart. nevertheless, he settles in.

#settles in bed? in his stakeout spot? maybe he's cooking smth? #who knows #but i want him to feel excited for tomorrow #i think he has a little crush #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

my roman empire: a close-up of bucky's face, he either saw your muse ( or something happen to them ), OR OR ... your muse saw him, and they watch his expression soften just by a fraction. AND IT'S UP TO US to interpret whether that change was discernable or not

#it's me making up cinematographic shots again : ) #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙰𝙽𝚂𝚆𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳. ⠀﹕ ⠀ ooc. ⠀ ❫ #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

it's really starting to feel like fall now !! we're thinking of bucky making some warm soup with ingredients from that farm stand he likes to go to (with a few extra things in his bag that was given to him :') being a frequent customer and all) ... but what is your muse excited for this autumn season ?? or if they don't really like it ... what are they not looking forward to ??

#he's putting hands around the warm bowl and closing his eyes for a minute #he's taken back to when sonia would give him a hot meal when he was at hers for a bit #it's nice - comforting - aroma inviting #tbh his ma would be similar ! but he's forgotten it now... just about #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

i can't stress enough how much the idea of music being able to transport people to different times of their life , cause some familiar emotion to bubble up ——— with the visual of bucky skimming through a vintage store or something , leafing through old vinyls to see something maybe he'd like , or something that feels familiar to him. or even the technology that he can look up music from almost any decade he wanted to. listening to something to remember that's what he remembered liking back when he was young , music his family enjoyed , songs mama sonia would hum to herself while she was about her home. or even just feeling the age that had caused vinyl covers to be worn down — seeing that it has been loved and played often , the record having little scratches aside from the slight warping ?? how gentle his hands are while handling the old record ?? talking to alpine about what he's found today ...

#❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #a post to talk about him listening to music and the weight to his hands #the dichotomy of his hands - yadda yadda yadda yall have seen me talk about it before :')

[wnterslder]

idk i'm feeling soft, and giving you the visual that if you give him head scratches for long enough, he will almost definitely start dozing off

#bucky ''i was just closing my eyes'' barnes #alas !!!! i am folding my laundry #but also thinking of the way he smells like bergamot + vetiver + ginger + morning coffee + maybe gunpowder after a mission #but just sort of ... in a way like #can only smell if you're really in his personal space ?? #sksksk he can't do his spy things otherwise ... #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #also i'm inviting you to give him head scratches pls

[wnterslder]

the visual of bucky peeling tangerines or oranges and breaking off the sections two at a time, as if he were breaking off a piece for himself and another, even if he's on his own. the fractional second that passes before he eats both sections, only to break off another two just as he did ... the whole idea of 'tangerines are a fruit for two' consumes my entire brain and i'm taking you all with me

#❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #this is a long-winded way to say : let bucky peel fruit for your muse #bc i feel like a lot of important people to him offered that small thing :' ))) #mama sonia breaking apart a pomegranate for him ... or slicing an apple in her hand with a paring knife

[wnterslder]

aside from my reoccuring b.g3 brainrot , please think about the slow transition of bucky's apartment being one or two steps away from being a SAFEHOUSE to being a HOME

#a human or half-elf fighter ... probs #but our muses tagging alongside each other for the journey ! #... lowkey thinking abt playing di.ablo again too but ah #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #his first big purchase that wasn't so necessary was a bookshelf #his apartment being more LIVED-IN ...

[wnterslder]

consider the visual of bucky talking about your muse while they're not there, OR EVEN, if his expression changes when your muse isn't looking.

#jkhfdg i'm rummaging through my archive is why i was thinking #👀 and i am wondering if your muse does the same thing ofc #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙰𝙽𝚂𝚆𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳. ⠀﹕ ⠀ ooc. ⠀ ❫ #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

:') the ... idea of your muse listening to his heartbeat or his breathing. if y'all close enough.

#it's ... usually pretty regulated and even #or maybe there's smth that causes a hitch in his breath (u ... decide) #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙰𝙽𝚂𝚆𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳. ⠀﹕ ⠀ ooc. ⠀ ❫ #ech this headache man ........ is killin me #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

the thought for today is bucky's apartment slowly transitioning into a home, comfortable things, things he likes organized in shelves, a bucket of toys for alpine. less like a safehouse, and feeling secure enough with some people to have them over for lunch or even just a talk :')

#but he's not showing them the pepe s.ilvia bulletin #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫ #and a small bunch of dried lavender from a local farm

[wnterslder]

when in fact, there have been multiple occasions where he's responded “ thanks, you too. ” where he didn't need to

#'enjoy your movie!' 'thanks - you too' #'see you next week!' 'thanks you too' #he has been tired ... uh for some time #:') occurring when he was a kid ... and now #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚁𝙴𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃. ⠀﹕ ⠀ headcanons. ⠀ ❫ #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

here, bucky brings your muse flowers for the date. simple, fresh flowers from the store a couple blocks down, neatly wrapped together with newspaper and a couple rubber bands. what is the reaction ? good start ?

#:') me and my wife were talkin bout leah #and we miss ! #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫

[wnterslder]

[ holds hand out ] when will our muses be acquaintances and have space adventures ??

#sobs i'm just thinking of old man bucky yanno? #the one with the hawaiian shirt and the machines and stuffs #❪ ⠀ * ⠀ ─── ⠀ 𝙽*𝚃𝙵𝙻𝙸𝚇'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁. ⠀﹕ ⠀ visuals. ⠀ ❫