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warriorofthought · 11 months

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Winter

Summary: Even when Bucky is forced back into the Winter Soldier, he protects you, because the Winter Soldier loves you too, not just Bucky.

Word count: 2602

Warning: Mention of injuries and attacks

Winter Soldier x Scientist Reader

You and Bucky have been together for a few years now. Bucky adores you and after his nightmares he is always searching for your closeness, because your warmth and your smell calm him down and with you he feels safe. You don't belong to the Avengers, but to Shield and you work there as a scientist. As a result, you have very little to do with the missions that Bucky and the Avengers handle on a daily basis. But Bucky loves to come back to you in the normal life.

As you are exploring your newest project, Bucky walks into your lab.

"Y/n, the others said they need your help with something and they want me to get you."

You nod, quickly pack away the important stuff from your project, and walk along with Bucky to join the others.

When you get there, Tony explains to you what they need you for and together you start planning. Bucky gives you a quick kiss on the forehead as he and Steve leave the room and then leaves the room satisfied.

In the evening Bucky, Steve, Sam and Clint join you and the rest of the team, they bring with them the food they have ordered.

You all sit down at a large free table and eat together. Bucky sits next to you and talks to Sam. His hand searches for yours from time to time and his thumb gently rubs your hand.

You catch Steve, Tony asking how far we've come with plans to stop Hydra's newest technology. Tony tells him that we've made great progress and will be finished by tomorrow morning at the latest, since we need to test it again to see if it works. After all, we got a little copy from the last mission from Natasha and Clint, which is a big help.

If we pull an all-nighter, we'll definitely make it.

Just as we were about to throw out the trash from dinner, Hydra agents suddenly burst into the room with their loaded machine guns and we all have to quickly bend down to protect ourselves from the bullets they are shooting at us.

All the Avengers manage to grab their weapons that are lying in the room and you hide behind a pillar to avoid being hit by bullets.

By now the shower of bullets has stopped and you watch from your hiding spot how Natasha takes out three Hydra agents at the same time and you are amazed as always how easy she makes it look.

Then you see a Hydra agent coming out of the eye wrap and you try to get away from him but just as he tries to grab you, Bucky comes from the side and throws him against a wall and the agent lies on the ground in a state of dizziness.

Then Bucky comes up worried.

"Are you ok" "yes"

"Good let's get you out of here" with these words Bucky grabs your hand with his human hand and leads you safely out of the room to a corridor.

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Just when you think you've made it safely out of Shield, a higher ranking Hydra agent shows up. He stops in front of both of you with his bazooka raised.

"Hello Soldier, it's been a long time since you've come back home."

Bucky wants to lead you to the door at the side without the agent noticing, but he fails.

"Well well well, I wouldn't do that or I'll shoot the scientist, we don't want that, do we?"

Immediately Bucky stills in his movement and pulls you closer to his back by your hand.

Then you see the agent pull a piece of paper out of his pocket and he starts to read.

"Longing. Rusted." With a dark Russian accent, the agent reads the words.

Bucky's trigger words, shoot it into your head.

"No" Bucky shakes his head in horror.

"Y/n you need to get out of here, now!"

He tries to push you toward the door, but you don't move an inch.

"Seventeen. Daybreak."

"Y/n, please, I don't want to hurt you, get out!" he looks desperately into your eyes.

The agent is getting closer to you and so his voice is getting louder. You see Bucky struggling with himself.

"Furnace"

"Y/n, please!"

You nod and let go of his hand.

"Nine. Benign. Homecoming."

You rush to the door, but it is ripped open and two Hydra agents come in and block your way. One grabs you by the arm and drags you back to Bucky, you don't stand a chance against the agent although you try to break free and push yourself against him.

"One. Freight car." Reads the Hydra Commander from the paper and Bucky went stiff, collapsing as he struggled to hold back the Winter Soldier. He couldn't let you see him like this. He couldn't risk hurting you. But the programming took control, and he lost himself.

"Soldier?" the man asked.

"Ready to comply," came Bucky's cold voice.

"Soldier, I command you to kill the scientist." The man was pointing at you. He crumpled up the note and stuffed it into his pocket, because he didn't need it anymore. Bucky was now under his control.

The Winter Soldier turned to you.

The Hydra agent who was holding you roughly shoves you forward and you fall hard to your knees, even though your hands probably took most of the fall, it hurt like hell.

Then you hear Bucky's metal arm whirring and you look up to see he's already watching you. He's moved a little closer to you.

You straighten up a bit to get a better look at him.

"It's okay Bucky, you can't help it, I'm still going to keep loving you," you say softly, staring into his eyes. As soon as you said his name, something flashed behind his eyes.

The Winter Soldier looks into your eyes and you can see a soft expression flash in them for a brief moment.

"Kill her, Soldier," the Commander comments. The Winter Soldier nods.

Before you or anyone else can react, the Winter Soldier pulls out his gun, turns to the Commander, shoots him and then the two agents who are standing behind you, then he puts his gun away and comes to you.

Surprised, you slide away from him, but you don't get far because he surprisingly gently grabs your wrist and pulls you towards him. Once you're close enough to him, he grabs your face and lifts it up a bit, toward him.

It seems as if he is looking for something in your face.

"What... what's wrong?"

"Are you hurt?" the words come out of him.

"Uhh... I think so, my hands and knees are scraped up and my wrists hurt, but I don't think it's too serious."

When you say that, he immediately looks at said spots and if the agents weren't already dead, he would certainly do it again, his facial expressions tell you that before he suppresses his emotions again.

He stands up and before you can do the same he lifts you up, his flesh hand under your legs and his metal arm pressing you against him, you wrap your arms around his neck for a better grip and you hold on him firmly.

Then he looks at you again checking.

"Are you afraid of me ?"

"Should I be afraid of you?"

"No"

"Good, as long as you don't give me a reason to be, I'm not, Bucky."

As you say his name, you notice him flinch for a moment. Then he starts to move.

He walks you out the door to the outside and quickly runs towards a car, as a couple of Hydra agents come towards us, he pushes your head into his neck and kills them.

Once at the car he puts you in the passenger seat and himself at the wheel and drives off, but before he does he locks the car door so you can't get out on your own. Then he starts the car and speeds off from the Shield grounds.

"Where are we going, Bucky?"

He ignores your questions. You look at him. Concerned, your eyes roam over his stature. Tall and tense, with no emotion to read off, his hands hold the steering wheel tightly, but not too tightly.

"Where are we going, soldier?" This time you get a reaction, you see his right hand tense briefly and then release.

Uncertain, you chew your lip, trying to figure out what he's up to.

"Soldier, what is your mission?" You ask him as soon as he stops at a traffic light.

"My mission?"

"Yes, what is your mission" you nod confirming your answer.

"My mission, Y/n, is to protect you and keep you safe." As he says this, he looks you in the eye and his voice just drips with seriousness. He wants to protect you. Also, you see that in his eyes is not the gentleness of Bucky, but that of the Winter Soldier, cold but in some way loving and gentle toward you.

"Protect... me?"

"Yes, you are a top priority, Y/n."

Understanding, you nod and lean back, then gaze out the window. You're sure the Winter Soldier really means it and doesn't want to kill you backhandedly.

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It has been more than 2 hours now that he is driving. Slowly you are getting impatient.

"Bucky, how long are we going to drive?"

"Winter."

"What?"

"Call me Winter, Bucky isn't here right now"

"Okay, okay Winter, how much longer are we driving?" You look over at him questioningly.

"An hour or more" he mutters in a raspy voice.

Before you or he could have reacted the car is suddenly hit by another car.

The car is thrown to the side and flips over, meanwhile your head hits the window glass, it shatters into thousands pieces and a throbbing pain spreads through your head. When the car comes to a stop, you look over at Bucky. He unbuckles his seatbelt and pulls open his dented door and runs over to the car that hit you. You see Hydra agents running towards him and Bucky kills them easily.

Then a few more cars come to a stop and you see more Hydra agents get out.

You have to close your eyes for a moment because of the severe pain in your head and when you open them again, the dizziness is gone.

Then you see that one of the hydra agents runs up to the car you're in and you realize he wants to get to you.

You need to get out of here. Now.

You let your hands wander to the seatbelt and start to unbuckle it, but the seatbelt is stuck. Panicked, you try to get free, but it doesn't work. You look around with a pounding pain in your head and see that there is a knife on the floor of Bucky's seat. Quickly, you reach out and grab it. Then you try to cut through the seat belt. When you look back out, you see that the Hydra agent is almost there. So you cut the belt faster. Then you've managed to do it, just at that moment the Hydra agent pulls open the door and you jump over into the driver's seat, but he grabs your foot and wants to pull you towards him. Screaming, you fight back and kick him with your other foot.

Your screaming draws Bucky's attention and he sees the trouble you're in. So he wants to help you, but he can't get away because some new Hydra agents have just arrived.

You meanwhile see the Hydra agent who grabbed your foot take a knife out of his side pocket.

"You shouldn't fight back or I'll have to hurt you." With that, he joyously waves the knife around in his hand.

You continue to push yourself away from him and your hand feels the door handle, quickly you squeeze it and force the door open, then you try to shake your foot out of his clamp grip and stumble out of the car. Then you start running.

Just away from there.

You hear the Hydra agent cursing behind you, but you keep running. Then suddenly you feel a terrible pain in your leg and fall down with a cry of pain, you look down and see that there is a knife stuck in your calf.

Goddamn it

Before you can react, the Hydra agent that just attacked you is in front of you again, he pulls the knife out of your leg and throws you over his shoulder. Scared, you pound on the agent's back.

"Let go of me!"

"Please, let me go!" you beg. But the agent doesn't care, instead he grabs your leg right into your wound and you cry out painfully, tears running down your face.

Then suddenly you land on the ground, not hard but not soft and you hear the Hydra agent who carried you scream in pain before it goes silent. As you rise to your knees, you see Bucky coming towards you.

He grabs your leg and binds it with a piece of cloth, then takes your face in his hand and brushes away your tears.

"It's okay, I'm here, it's going to be okay. Don't cry. I'll take you to safety now!" Nodding, you lean against him. He in turn immediately takes you in his arms and stands up with you on his arm, and then he leaves with you. Looking back, you see that all the Hydra agents are lying motionless on the floor.

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When you arrive in a hotel room, Bucky sits you down on the bed. Then he gets stuff to take care of your injury. He bandages your leg after he has cleaned the wound and also the wound on your head before he sticks a plaster on it, then he gives you painkillers.

Your head and leg hurt like hell and you hope the pills will work soon.

"What do we do now?" You look at him with a curious face.

"We'll make sure you're better and then I'll make sure you're in a safe place where Hydra can't get to you so easily."

"What about our friends, Winter?"

"We don't need them, we just need us."

"Just us?"

"Yes"

"Did you actually get hurt, Winter?" worried, you sit back up as you realize your words. Your heart races at the thought he might be injured.

You grab him by his shoulders and pat him gently to see if he's losing blood anywhere. He isn't. With relief, you let your hands wander to his face and take a good look at it, there are no wounds to be found there either. You sigh again in relief and carefully brush a strand of hair from his face.

As you put your hand back on his cheek, you notice how he slightly leans his head towards you, lightly you smile and look him in the eyes.

"How are you feeling, y/n?"

"Well, according to the circumstances, in pain, but the pills seem to be kicking in, Winter."

He takes your hands in his and makes sure you lie back down.

"That's good."

"Winter, I'm sleepy," you murmur as you let your head sink back into the pillow.

He takes off your shoes and covers you properly. Then he gently brushes a string of hair out of your face.

"Sleep, I'm here, nothing will happen to you, I promise."

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warriorofthought · 7 months

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Avoid, Drowning and Justice

Summary: You avoid Bucky, he wants to know why. This leads to a terrible event, do you get justice?

Word count: 4970

Warnings: Mention of Torture

Bucky x Reader

“You won’t even look at me!” Bucky raised his voice as he slammed the door to your office, watching you intently. You’d been avoiding him recently, and he’ll be damned if he lets it continue on without a reason.

“Tell me why you’ve been avoiding me. I won’t ask again, or I’ll force it out of you.” He locked the door to your office, leaning against it with his arms crossed.

The silence following was deafening, the tension thick.

"I don't know what you are talking about, Bucky " you turn your head to see him in the face.

“Don’t play dumb with me,” he growled, stepping closer. He grabbed your chin, forcing you to make eye contact.

“I need to know what I did to make you back away from me.” Bucky's voice was low and gravelly, his grip on your chin tight. His eyes were dark and intense, dead blue eyes full of passion and desire.

“You can’t keep avoiding me like this.”

You pull your head out of his grip and say with an annoying tone "Bucky, I don't have time for this right now, I have things to do."

“You have time to avoid me, and to avoid the problem. But you don’t have time to take a second and talk to me?” The man took a couple of steps, closing the distance between you two once more.

“You never used to avoid me. Something is clearly wrong, you even know it,” he spoke softly, his eyes looking directly into yours as he brushed a hand through your hair.

"Nothing is wrong" you avoid looking him in the eyes.

“Then why won’t you look at me?” Bucky frowned slightly as his fingertips brushed your cheek, his voice a low and quiet growl. “You don’t do that unless something is wrong.”

“Tell me what’s wrong.” He took another step, standing directly in front of you. “Look at me.”

You look at him.

“That’s better.” Bucky sighed, his expression softening slightly. He stood there for a moment, taking you in before his expression became serious once more.

“I’ve missed you,” he whispered, reaching his hand out to touch your cheek. “I’ve looked for you everywhere, but you won’t look at me. Why?” His voice was soft, his expression hopeful despite the sternness in his eyes.

You Sigh and shake your head to sort out your thoughts.

Bucky watched you closely, not letting go of you as he leaned in closer. His voice took on a pleading tone.

“Tell me,” he said, his expression soft and longing as he looked at you with those dead brown eyes. “I need to know why. Please.”

He took your face now, bringing it close to his as his free hand cupped your chin. “Please just look at me.”

You look at him " you should go" you squeeze out.

Bucky took a step back, letting go of you. His face fell into a frown, but his stare was still intense.

"Really..?" He let out an irritated sigh. "Is that really all I get?"

"I thought we were close," he snapped, his expression turning cold as he glared at you. His free hand clenched into a fist at his side.

"All I want is another chance with you," he spoke angrily. "But you can't even give me that."

Your eyes fill with tears as you realize that your words have hurt him. You quickly close your eyes and turn away so he doesn't see.

Bucky felt a stab of pain in his chest as you turned away from him, his emotions running high as he watched you try to hide your tears.

“Don’t try to hide it,” he spoke softly, his voice full of hurt. “Look at me."

When you didn't look back, his voice turned angry once more. “Turn around and face me!”

He watched, waiting for you to turn back.

You flinch slightly at his tone and you turn back to him. He can see a bruise on your skin that you wanted to hide.

Bucky froze when he saw the bruise on your arm. He stared at you in disbelief, the expression on his face changing rapidly from anger to concern.

He took your arm in his hands, his voice soft and gentle once more.

"What happened to your arm?" Bucky looked up at you with those dead brown eyes, his expression concerned and caring.

"Who did this to you?"

You pull your arm out of his grip and pull your sleeve down further to cover it.

"Nothing happened, nothing happened at all," you say in denial.

Bucky shook his head, his expression becoming firm. He took hold of your arm once more and pulled up the shirt sleeve, refusing to let you hide the bruise.

"It's clear that something did happen," he spoke softly. "I care for you, and that's why I'm asking you these things."

"What happened?"

" i... I stumble" You are stuttering while trying to make your excuse believable.

Bucky raised an eyebrow, a skeptical look on his face.

“That bruise looks like a handprint,” Bucky growled. “Did someone grab your arm?”

He kept hold of your arm, his grip tight as he waited for you to fess up.

"No" you say confused.

"You're lying," Bucky accused you, his voice stern and firm.

"Someone Did grab your arm, someone caused that bruise."

"And to be honest," he added, his expression softening. "That scares me."

"Please, tell me what happened."

You sigh and look down.

Bucky kept hold of your arm, refusing to let you pull it away.

It's clear that he's not upset, and not yelling at you. He's worried, and deeply concerned for your wellbeing.

"I won't let someone hurt you," he said, his voice gentle and low, "so please, tell me."

"The woman's in my dorm like you, maybe a little too much " you whisper swallowing

Bucky narrowed his eyes in thought, his voice a low growl.

"What did this woman do to you?"

Bucky let go of your arm, stepping back to size you up. His face looked angry once more, although this time it was a new kind of anger—this was an injustice to you, and he was ready to make a fuss about it.

"There are three women, they don't like you coming this close to me" you whisper, turning your head away and you go to the door. "I should really go now"

Bucky followed after you, moving to block the door once more.

He looked deeply into your eyes as he spoke firmly. "I don't care what those women think, and neither should you."

"Tell me what happened," he demanded, his tone shifting back to stern and firm.

"I'm not letting you just go without telling me what's wrong."

" they don't like that we are so close and that i sometimes smell like you"

Bucky let out a sigh of exasperation.

“This is about jealousy?!” He shook his head, his expression softening slightly.

“You know what?” He stepped closer, leaning down so he could whisper into your ear.

“The reason you smell like me…is because I spend a lot of time with you.” He gave you a small smirk, not caring what anyone else thought.

“And you know what else?” He said, his voice low and intimate. “Now you smell like me too.”

"You don't understand, Bucky" you stumble back a few steps in panic when you realize that you smell like Bucky again and have broken their warning. They will hurt you.

Bucky was taken aback by your sudden panic.

“What?” He looked at you with worried eyes, and he gripped your shoulders to keep you still.

“Tell me what’s going on.” He didn’t release his hold on you until you answered, and even then, he stayed firm and didn’t take his eyes off you.

“You’re scaring me,” he growled, his eyes pleading. “Did someone hurt you?”

"The womens have warned me, Bucky, when I break their rule, the women's will hurt me, when I go home."

Bucky was silent, his hand gripping your shoulder as he took this in.

“And what rule did you break this time?” He looked at you carefully, his eyes full of concern.

“Someone had better not hurt you.” Bucky’s voice had gone from playful to deadly serious.

“What can I do to fix this?” He asked, letting go of your shoulder. “I need to make it better before you get hurt?”

"I wasn't allowed to see you, but now the rule is broken"

Bucky took a step back, his expression falling into a scowl as he thought about what you had just said.

“So these women, they told you that you couldn’t see me.” It sounded more like a question than a statement.

“And they warned you that if you broke the rule, they would hurt you?”

You nod in shame.

“You don’t need to be ashamed,” Bucky murmured, his voice gentle and low.

“These women shouldn’t be threatening you. And they shouldn’t be keeping us apart.”

He took a deep breath, then looked you up and down.

“You need to stay here with me,” he decided. “At least for tonight.”

“I’m not letting those women touch you, and if they show up here, I will protect you.”

"No, i... I should go home" your body tremble afraid of the three women

Bucky grabbed your hand, keeping you close. He wouldn't let you leave.

"No," he said sternly. "You're staying here, with me."

He turned and locked the office door.

"You'll be safe here."

"Why do you care?"

Bucky looked surprised when you asked that. “What kind of question is that?” He narrowed his eyes.

“Of course I care.” He moved closer to you, resting a hand on your waist. “I care about you. And I won’t let anyone hurt you.”

“Just promise me you’ll stay here tonight.”

You nod and your trembling hands grip his

“Good,” Bucky said quietly, moving you back towards the chair in his office. He guided you to sit down, then he knelt in front of you.

“Now tell me,” he began, “why did these women not want you to be around me? Was it jealousy?”

"Yeah I think so"

Bucky was disappointed, but not entirely surprised. It seemed that these women didn't want you to have any sort of attachment to him.

"And why would they be jealous of me?" He tilted his head slightly, waiting for you to answer.

"Not, of you. They are jealous of me because you spend time with me and they wanted you for themselves "

Bucky paused, processing that for a moment.

He shook his head and frowned slightly. "That's... strange," he said. "You're telling me that these women want me for themselves?"

"Yes"

Bucky looked at you curiously as he considered what you said. “Why would these women want me for themselves?”

“Did they say they did?” He asked, not sure whether you knew the women’s feelings or just assumed.

"I think they love you or have a crush on you."

Bucky blinked, surprised by this revelation. He didn't know how to respond, other than to look at you curiously. "What?"

"So... these women... have a crush on me?" His words were slow as he tried to fully process this information.

"Yes they have "

Bucky was speechless for a moment, the thought of women crushing on him never occurring to him. He was too focused on the task at hand.

"They have a crush on me?" He repeated the words, a smile crossing his lips as he looked at you.

"Huh."

His smile faded when he thought about what this meant for you. "And that's why they told you that you couldn't see me...because they want me for themselves?"

"Yeah I think so, Apparently they feel threatened by me when I'm with you"

Bucky's expression turned concerned once more when you described their jealousy towards you. "Threatened? Why?"

He had always been focused on the mission, and paid no attention to anything else. It had never occurred to him that someone might be jealous of the time he spent with you. Or that women might be crushing on him.

"Why would they feel threatened by you?"

"You care for me, that's special"

Bucky nodded slowly as he considered your words. "So, they're jealous that I've been spending time with you." He paused, then added, "and because of how much I care for you."

He took a deep breath, and asked, "How long have they been feeling this way about me?"

"Maybe two months "

"Two months." Bucky nodded once more. He looked deep in thought, his eyes fixated on you in the way that he always did.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" He asked, his voice stern and serious once more.

"These women, why do you let them control you like this?"

"I didn't have a choice, they watched me"

Bucky's eyes narrowed in a serious expression as he looked at you. "They watch you?" He was beginning to get a bad feeling about these women.

"Are they here now?" He asked, his voice low yet urgent.

"Do they know that you're here with me now?"

"I don't know" you shake slightly your head.

"Then let me find out..." Bucky stood up and went to look out his office window, his eyes scanning the area. "I need to keep you safe."

"I should have known something like this was happening," he mumbled, his expression turning to worry as his eyes continued to roam.

"I shouldn't have given them time with you... they shouldn't have spent so much time alone with you." He turned back to you, giving you a tight look.

"Don't go anywhere."

You nod quickly at him.

Bucky remained by the window for another moment, trying to see if he could get a glimpse of any "women" that might be following you.

When he didn't see anyone, he turned back to you and crossed his arms.

"Okay," he said, sounding more relieved.

"Let me check the corridors. And stay here, okay?" Without waiting for your reply, he crossed the room out of the door, leaving it slightly ajar as he went to check out the hallway.

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Before you can say anything, the three women come into the room and surround you. Bucky is too far away to be alerted. Immediately your hands start shaking

You're too scared to speak, your entire body shaking as the three women enter the room in perfect unison. They look angry and determined, and they don't seem to care that they're in a man's office surrounded by photographs and maps.

The one in the middle moves quickly towards you, grabbing your arm and pulling you away from your chair.

"No, no, wait," you try to speak, but she's too fast, and before you know it, you're being dragged out of the office, the other two women following closely behind.

They run with you unnoticed into the forest, they drag you there by force and stop in front of a river, then they push you on the ground in front of it.

You're speechless with fear and confusion as the three women drag you into the forest.

They stand there, silent, gazing at you with cold eyes. You have no idea what they're thinking, and you're too scared to speak.

Suddenly, one of the women bends down and grabs your arm once more, dragging you down into the flowing water.

Before you can react, your head is submerged, and you're fighting for air as you struggle and flail against the women's grip.

When she pulls your head up again, you spit out the river water and try to cough to breathe. Than you frantically say "please, i didn't do anything, i didn't mean to break the rule"

One of the women stares at you, her face cold and emotionless as she keeps you submerged in the water.

When she finally pulls your head back up again, you gasp for air, sputtering as you desperately try to catch your breath. You cough up water and then look at them pleadingly.

"Please..." you choke out, "I didn't do anything. I'm sorry."

"You care about him too much," the middle woman speaks up suddenly, her voice like ice. "You broke the rule."

"No, please. No no no" you try to break free.

"She's too close to him," says one of the women, her voice full of anger.

"She deserves it."

"No!" You cry out, trying to break free, fighting for your life.

Your struggles anger the women, and they force your head under for a time that feels like an eternity. But at last, they drag you out of the water again, and you take a deep breath, gasping for air, water dripping from your hair and clothes.

"We've given you too many chances," the middle woman says, her expression cruel.

" Please, I tried to avoid him" you plead.

The women look at each other, then back at you. "We know," the middle woman says, her voice calm and cold. "But you didn't avoid him enough."

"This isn't going to happen again," she adds.

Before you can respond, she grabs your arm and drags you forward. You struggle, kicking and flailing, trying to break free. But their grip is strong and you can't escape.

"No! Please! Don't!" you cry out, but it's no use.

Panic runs through your veins. As she pulls you back to the river by your hair. Then your knees come into contact with the cold water. you grab her hand and tears run down your cheeks. "Please! Don't Hurt Me!"

You cling desperately to her hand, your fingers digging into her flesh as tears stream down your cheeks.

"Please..." you beg, "I don't want to die."

She doesn't say anything, but her face is stone-cold and unfeeling. The women don't care for your fear or your words, they have their mind set in stone.

Just as you think that you have them convinced, the woman's grip tightens on your hair. Before you can react, she tosses you into the river once more.

"wait wait" you yell between pulling your head up

They stop what they are doing. "he doesn't like me" you say quickly "that's an advantage for you, you three have a better chance" you try to calm them down

The woman stares at you, her expression turning slightly curious. "He doesn't like you?" She repeats your words slowly, then looks at you with a sharp gaze.

"That's an advantage for us," she repeats your words, the wheels turning in her head as she tries to process what she heard.

"And why does he not like you?" Her voice was careful, almost gentle this time. "I thought he cared for you."

"No.. no he don't" You try to come up with an excuse "I think he likes one of you guys, you're prettier than me"

The middle woman paused, her eyes scanning you up and down.

"Prettier..." She repeated the word, then let out a small laugh. "Well, I suppose you aren't entirely wrong."

She turned to the other two women, and you see them exchange a look before the three of them seem to arrive at a silent agreement.

"This changes things, doesn't it?" The middle woman looked back at you, an amused smile on her face.

"You don't have to hurt me anymore" you say hopefully.

"No, we don't," the middle woman agreed, her face turning cold once more.

"Now that you've admitted this to us," she added, "it makes sense."

"And it gives us an opportunity. One that we've been searching for."

She took a step back, and you saw the other two women take steps forward at the same time.

You tried to get away, but the middle woman grabbed your arm with her steely grip.

"But first..." She looked at you intensely, "we need to take care of a few things."

"What.... Are... You doing" you stutter.

"We're just going to make a few adjustments," the middle woman said, looking calm as ever.

"Adjustments to our little rule, that is." She turned to the other two women, and they gave her a nod of approval.

They grabbed you once more, and you felt the familiar feeling of cold, muddy water on your knees as you were pushed back into the river.

This time, however, it took longer for them to pull your head out again.

You slowly run out of air and you swallow water. Before you pass out they pull you out again and immediately you cough out the water you inhaled. Tears run down your face from the pain.

Your eyes snapped open as you gasped for air, coughing up water as the women pulled you back onto dry ground.

You lay there on your back, your clothes drenched and your hair wet from the river. You felt weak and exhausted, and your throat hurt from the water you drank.

The middle woman knelt down by your side and looked you up and down. She was still expressionless and she said nothing.

Only now, her eyes were colder than ever before…

"Please, no more" you say quietly and shake your head weakly.

The woman kept her eyes focused on you, cold and intense. She didn't say a word, but you saw the faintest twitch of her upper lip...it almost looked as if she was smiling.

You tried to sit up, but the two other women pushed you back down, one of them grabbing your arm, the other pushing down on your other shoulder.

"Please...." You tried to plead, your voice quiet and weak. "Please no more."

One of the women held your arm tighter, and you could see the bruises beginning to form where it was pinned down.

"no more, i can't" you whisper broken.

"Shhh..." the middle woman said, her voice a whisper.

"We aren't done yet, dear."

Once more, the other two women put their weight on you, keeping you grounded as the middle woman reached up, grabbing your other arm.

She looked at you curiously as she held your arms firmly, as if examining you.

"Hm..." she murmured, then let out a small laugh. "I think we have everything now."

She looked back at the other two women, and they gave her another nod of approval.

"What... No! Please! " you try to squirm away.

"Now, don't move," the middle woman ordered you, her voice sharp and demanding.

She looked at you intently, then turned to one of the other women. "Alright," she said, her tone still serious. "Get the tool."

The woman moved away, searching for a moment, then returned with a small metal device in her hand.

"Now hold her still."

The other two women grasped your arms more tightly, and you tried to move away, but it was as if the two women were made of iron. They held you firmly in place.

"What... What is that?"

The middle woman's smile faded, and her face turned cold once more.

"Shhhhh," she said, keeping her voice low and gentle.

"We're going to make you nicer," she said. "Nice and obedient."

She took a step forward, and you tried to pull away again. But the two women pinning you to the ground were too strong, and you couldn't move an inch.

"Hold her," the woman told them, and they gripped you tighter. You could feel your skin redden where their hands held you down.

The woman didn't say anything, but she moved closer and looked at you intently. She was too close for comfort, and you tried to get away, but the two other women's grip was too strong.

"Hold still," the woman repeated in a cold tone, her eyes scanning you from head to toe.

It wasn't hard to guess what the woman planned to do with the device she was holding, and you closed your eyes tightly, bracing yourself for the worst.

The device emits a buzz as the woman holds it to your forehead, and you feel a sharp jolt of electricity coursing through your body. Your muscles tighten and your face contorted in pain. You can feel yourself shaking involuntarily, and you can't hold back your cries.

"No more!" You scream, your voice strained as you try to fight the woman off. But her grip on you is too strong, and the two other women hold you in place firmly.

The electric shocks continue for a moment more, until you can't take it anymore, your body trembling uncontrollably.

"I think that's enough," you hear the woman say, her voice sounding distant and faint.

You're starting to feel light-headed and nauseous, the pain and electrocution too much for your body.

Your eyes flutter, trying to focus in your foggy state. You can see the women beside you, their faces filled with satisfaction as they watch your body convulse from the electricity.

Your body falls limp as you lose consciousness, your head rolling to the side and your eyes closing, the pain becoming too much to bear.

You're unconscious now, and your body feels weak and exhausted. You can feel the women still pinning you to the ground, their hands gripping you tightly.

But you don't care anymore. Your brain feels fuzzy and your body feels numb, as if all the pain and electricity has drained your energy.

You lie there motionless, your eyes still closed, completely unconscious and unaware of whatever the women are doing with the device that they hold.

You can feel the electricity fade away, and for a moment, you think the pain has finally ended. But then, the two women drop you on the ground, the impact jarring your body as you hit the dirt floor.

"She's unconscious," you hear one of the women say, her voice sounding satisfied.

"Good," the middle woman adds, her expression still emotionless as ever.

They let go of your arms, and you're left lying unconscious on the ground, not knowing what will happen next.

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The three women leave, leaving you unconscious there in the darkness when you wake up you can feel your wet clothes clinging to your cold body. slowly you raise your hand to where the device was and feel that you have a burn there. you find it difficult to breathe and you lie there.

"Ugh..." You groan, your head feeling foggy as you slowly wake up.

You are cold and soaked, and the fabric of your clothes hugs your skin tightly. You can feel a strange burn on your forehead, the mark left by the device that the women activated.

It takes a few moments for you to get your bearings, and as you sit up, you can feel your body shaking uncontrollably. You're feeling cold, wet, and tired.

You look around, trying to take in your surroundings, but you're still feeling dazed from what the women did to you.

Then you can hear fast footsteps running towards you and Bucky who has been looking for you since you were stolen from his office kneels down next to you worried

"My god..." You hear Bucky say, his voice rushed and panicked. "What happened to you?"

You try to answer, but your voice is still raspy and weak. You're shivering, and your body feels weak and exhausted. You can feel the burn mark on your forehead and you touch it gingerly, wincing at the sharp pain.

Bucky looks at you urgently, his expression filled with concern as he kneels by your side. "Who did this to you?"

"The women," You whisper, your voice straining as you speak. "They... they... "

"You... you can't be near me, go away" panicking you try to move away but you are too weak.

As you try to move away, Bucky grabs your arm gently and holds it in place. "No," he says calmly. "I'm not going anywhere."

"What did they do to you?" He says, looking at you intently. "Tell me."

You try to answer, but your body is still weak and exhausted from the incident, and it takes a lot of effort for you to speak.

"They..." You say, your voice is still strained and weak. "...they shocked me. With a device. I can feel the burns."

Your eyes slowly close again. Then your head tilts away. And Bucky feels how weak your pulse is. Immediately he lifts you up and takes you to his quarters.

Bucky scoops you up in his arms, lifting you easily despite your weak and exhausted state. You can feel his arms around your body as he carries you like a child.

In your weak and delirious state, you appreciate the comfort of his warmth, but you can still feel the burn mark on your forehead and your body shaking uncontrollably.

Before you know it, you have been laid down in a bed in Bucky's quarters, and you can feel him taking off your wet clothes and wrapping you in a thick, cozy blanket.

You close your eyes, feeling your body beginning to relax as Bucky tends to your wounds.

"Bucky" you whisper and struggle to find his hand.

"I'm here," Bucky says quietly, taking your hand and squeezing it gently.

"Rest." he tells you, his voice gentle. "You've been through a lot today."

You close your eyes again, feeling your body relax as you let out a small sigh.

As you drift off to sleep, you can feel the warmth of the blanket over your body and the softness of the bed beneath you.

You can feel Bucky's thumb caressing your hand, gently rubbing it as if comforting you. You feel safe.

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