#swtbbybarnes

You glance up at the clock to look up at the time. 4:38 pm. A sigh escapes from your lips as you turn your attention back to your laptop, the soft glow from the screen being the only source of light in the room. Your day had started at 7:30 am and yet you were not nearly close to finishing your work. There were a million things you had to do to catch up on for school. Somehow it felt like you had no time to do everything you needed to do, and yet simultaneously, every day was painfully long and drawn out. It felt like the weight of the world was on your shoulders but you had no time to take a step back and just breathe.

The sound of the front door to your apartment opening and closing pulls you from your thoughts.

“Hey darlin’,” You turn to the sound of your boyfriend’s voice, greeted by a soft smile. Bucky takes a seat next to you on the couch, wraps his arm around your shoulder, and kisses your cheek, causing a smile to form on your lips.

“Hi Bucky,” You smile back, but it falters quickly as you turn your attention back to your laptop. He’s about to ask you how you are, but he already knows the answer. Bucky knows how hard you’ve been working to keep up with your schoolwork while also struggling with your mental health. It breaks his heart to see you so stressed like this, putting so much pressure on yourself.

An idea pops into his idea to help you destress and the corner of his lip curves upward, into a smirk. Your attention is locked on the computer screen while Bucky’s face is turned to face yours. He takes a moment to take in your facial features, feeling like he’s falling in love with you for the first time all over again. An adoring smile appears on his face as he presses a soft kiss on your cheek. You smile at his kiss, but keep your gaze set on your notes, wanting to take advantage of the sudden motivation you got to study. Bucky nudges your jaw up with his nose to tilt your head back, placing a kiss on your neck, keeping his lips there to linger on your skin. A shiver shoots down your spine and a soft exhale escapes your lips.

“Bucky,” you give him a warning, not shifting your gaze. He ignores you and starts to softly suck a spot on your neck. “I mean it, stop.” You gently push him off of you and he pulls away immediately, a regretful look on his face.

“I‘m sorry darlin’,” he starts, scratching the back of his neck, looking down bashfully. “Know how stressed you’ve been, so I wanted to try and help.” You sigh and grab his hands in yours.

“I appreciate it Bucky, I do,” you say, lifting a hand to hold his face in it, tilting it up to look at you. “I just,” you sigh and suddenly feel tears swell up in your eyes, finally letting all of your emotions that you had bottled up, release. “There’s so much I have to do and I have no time, and I’m probably gonna mess it all up somehow—”

Bucky pulls you into a tight hug, gently caressing the back of your head, interrupting your rambling.

“Shh, ‘s okay sweetheart,” he speaks softly in your ear. “We’ll figure it out together, hmm? I’m here for you.” Bucky pulls away from the hug to gently wipe your tears away with his thumb, looking at you with a loving smile.

“Thank you Bucky, but I don’t know about all that,” you chuckle breathlessly, wiping your runny nose. Bucky carefully grabs your face in his hands, forcing you to look at him.

“Hey,” he says, in a stern but also gentle tone. “You’re one of the strongest, smartest, kindest people I know. I’m so proud of you for getting to where you are now and for what you’ll go on to do in the future. What you’re doing isn’t easy, and that’s why I admire you so much.” Heat rushes to your cheeks, hearing his words and you stare into his eyes, speechless as he continues. “And even if things don’t work out the way you want them to, you have me, always. I love you, bunny.” Bucky’s thumb brushes your cheek before he pulls your face in to give you a soft kiss on the lips. It’s the first time in a long time that you felt like you could finally breathe.

“God, I love you so much Bucky,” you say, beaming a smile at him and pulling him in for another kiss. He smiles tenderly back at you and kisses your forehead quickly.

“Alright, let’s get to work. Tell me what you need from me.” You chuckle at his comment, ruffling his hair.

“Can you get me some bubble tea, please?” Bucky nods in response, smiling at you before he kisses your cheek as he gets up from the couch.

“Absolutely darlin’, anything else?” You shake your head in response. He grins and starts to head out the door.

“Be back soon! Love you bunny! I’m proud of you!”