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Steve smirked over his shoulder at Brock Rumlow before he turned back and strode into the room. He heard the door lock behind him and knew they were alone for the time being. He let his eyes fall on the man strapped to a chair with vibranium cuffs. Captain America. Or as he knew him better, Bucky Barnes. His once best friend.

Steve tilts his head slightly and offers the other a small smirk. "Long time no see, Buck." He says folding his arms across his chest as he leaned back against the wall. Steve had been inducted into HYDRA back during the war. Faked his death and disappeared. He took over where Schmidt had failed, he wanted to see the world safe even if that meant from itself. He didn't think of himself as the bad guy even, everyone else was just misguided. They didn't really understand what they really needed and it was up to him and his men to make sure they were all taken care of.

But SHIELD was a pain in his ass, and Captain America was their little show runner. It's taken him years, but finally Steve has managed to capture him. "You know, I loved you once. But then you abandoned me...so I decided I'd just do it all on my own."

Of course, Bucky had done no such thing. He hadn't abandoned Steve, he hadn't done anything at all except take care of him before the serum and try to support him afterwards. But the serum had some unforeseen side-effects. It made him paranoid...it made it harder for him to discern dreams from reality and he'd dreamed that Bucky and Peggy had told him they were getting married and leaving him It hadn't happened, but he's thought it had and when he'd seen the two the next morning working on a mission trajectory he'd decided then and there he was leaving and never coming back. If they wanted him gone, then he would go. So he 'fell'. He was lost and a casualty of war.

He's been behind the scenes the whole time. From the end of WWII till present day. He's known as a ghost, The Winter Captain. No one knows his name or what he really looks like except Bucky now. Bucky who's getting his first look at the other man for the first time in almost 80 years.

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Steve. Steve was alive.
Bucky had been chasing the Winter Captain since SHIELD had pulled him out of the ice but never in his wildest dreams did he think it would have been Steve. His best friend, his childhood crush left damaged and broken after Erskine's serum left his mind shattered. Bucky had tried so hard to support Steve and give him a way back only to watch him fall.

Being captured had been part of the plan.
Seeing Steve? That hadn't been planned.

His jaw works. "Stevie."

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Steve lets a smirk split his face. It's mean, cruel even. Bucky looks like he might cry and Steve just wants to laugh at him. All this time, Bucky never even looked for him after he fell. He knew, he watched. He heard about Bucky crashing the plane and thought good riddance. But then he'd also heard when SHIELD found him and that he was still alive. All it did was put new plans into motion.

Steve pushes off from the wall and approaches the other man. He stands before him for a long moment, looking down into his face before reaching out and letting his hand cup Bucky's jaw.

"Did you miss me, Buck?"

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All this time he'd been with HYDRA. The realization makes him nauseous and he's glad that Peggy doesn't know, it'd break her heart. "Stevie what are you doing with these monsters? You remember what they did."

"This isn't you, this isn't who you are."

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Steve lets his hand fall from Bucky's bearded cheek and stands up at full height once more. "I remember. It's why they're under new management. You see, HYDRA had the right idea, they just went about it the wrong way." He says moving around the chair Bucky is strapped into and places both hands on Bucky's shoulders gripping tight enough to bruise even him.

"And you're going to help me continue on, we're going to save this world, Buck. We're going to save humanity from itself."

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His heart feels like lead as he listens. This isn't his Steve, the brave punk who would fight for anyone's rights and take on every bully in the neighborhood. He huffs out a sound, shaking his head.

"You know I can't do that, Steve."

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On the contrary. This is still the same Steve. He’s just realized the bully wasn’t who he thought it was. All of humanity is trying to destroy itself and it’s his responsibility and duty to save them from themselves. His brain has twisted the truth into an absolute need to save everyone from an invisible threat. But to Steve it’s very real.

“You’ll understand Bucky. I know it. I’ll help you see it.”

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"Then let me outta these, Stevie. You and me, like old times?" He can play the part for now, even as a part of him cracks and bleeds knowing how far gone Steve is.

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"I can't do that, Buck. Not yet. You don't understand, but you will. I promise." Steve reassures him as he walks back around to face him once more. "I'm so glad you're here. I really have missed you. Even if you betrayed me, I'm still glad to see you."

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He can't break the cuffs, but that doesn't stop him from trying. "I never betrayed you and you know it! It was supposed to be you and me, end of the line."

The realization hits him like ice.

"You lied. You left us for HYDRA didn't you?"

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"Yes you did!" His entire demeanor has changed in a split second. Pure anger and madness darkens Steve's face and he bites out his retort in a scathing tone. Almost instantly though, he changes back to the calm person he was seconds before. He takes a deep breath and then smiles a little dementedly. "Yes you did, Bucky. You and Peggy were going to abandon me, so I left you instead. I left before you could hurt me. And I've been here ever since." He says.

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And with that he's lost Steve.
His best friend is dead. This isn't the man he loved and missed so much.

Slowly Bucky shakes his head, "The serum messed with your head, Stevie. Peg and I never left you. You know I've never been into girls."

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"No..NO!" Angry Steve is back again and his hand flies out, backhanding Bucky in the blink of an eye. "You did! And my head is just fine! You and Peggy and everyone else were going to destroy me. You were going to lock me up! But I found out and I then I learned what was really going on. Humanity is misguided, they're only hurting themselves and it's up to me to save them. Even if it means killing them. I'll save everyone and I'll make this world a better place.

When you understand then maybe we could be together again. I always thought I'd get a chance to be with you even though we couldn't be married. But now we can, Buck. I could marry you and we could have a family."

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His head rocks back with the force of the blow and he can taste blood on his lips. His grin is sharp and hard. "I would have given up everything for you Stevie. Everything."

"But you're wrong. You're wrong and I'll stop you, I don't care what it takes."

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"No Bucky. You'll understand. I'll help you see it the way it should be. I promise." He assures him before leaning down and licking up Bucky's chin, tasting the blood. He pulls back and smiles at his once best friend. "I'll be back in a little while. You be good while I'm gone and maybe I'll give you a treat when I get back."

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And Bucky pulls away, a defiant snarl in place. He won't be good and he sure as hell won't cooperate. HYDRA has to be stopped and he's going to be the one to do it, even if it costs him everything.

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Steve is gone for almost four hours before he comes back. Again the door opens and then locks behind him.

“I brought you some food. Are you hungry?” He asks kindly as he pulls out a few containers of some sort of Asian take out. “I figured we’d eat together. Catch up.”

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Bucky isn't fooled by the change in his behavior, but eating means he stands a good chance of getting his hands free and that's the first step in getting away from him. "Yeah Stevie, sure."

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Steve places the food on a small table to the side of Bucky's chair. He moves it so it's closer, between him and another chair that Steve manages to produce seemingly from nowhere.

"I wasn't sure what you would like, so I just got some of the things I like best." Steve says moving to Bucky's chair and releasing his right hand. No matter how much he might try he will not be able to free his left one, so he's better off sitting and eating. If he tries anything Steve will not hesitate to restrain him once more.

"After we eat we'll get you into the bathroom and clean up. Sound good? I'm sure you'd like a shower."

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One free hand is better than none and food will keep him on his feet longer than going without. However he doesn't eat anything that he doesn't see Steve eat first - this is.. was his best friend and he can't trust him.

"Yeah. Yeah that's fine."

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Steve makes sure to take a bite of everything because honestly he likes it all, and if he were in Bucky's place he'd do the same thing. He wouldn't eat it unless the other ate it first.

Steve makes mundane small talk trying to fill the silence, the tone of his conversing completely out of touch with the atmosphere of the room. It's fairly evident Steve's mind isn't all there anymore and he's most likely borderline psychotic.

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Steve Rogers is dead.
His best friend, the fella he'd harbored a crush on, isn't the deranged man before him. Bucky answers questions, steering conversation when he can back to the old neighborhood, to friends and family.

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Steve happily engages in the conversations of things before the war. He tells Bucky that he made sure Bucky's sister's were always alright, that his parents were taken care of in the end and they didn't need to worry about finances. Of course they didn't know it was Steve, but the Barnses had been family and he took care of family. Even if Bucky hadn't wanted to keep taking care of him.

When all the food was eaten Steve cleaned everything up and then pushed the table back to the wall. "Come on, let's get you cleaned up and we'll put you somewhere more comfortable. Well...somewhat more comfortable."

Steve approaches Bucky and looks him dead in the eyes. "If you try anything at all Buck, I'll leave you here to sit in your own filth for days before anyone comes back to check on you."

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"You know I'm not gonna let HYDRA win Steve," he states simply. "I can't, not after everything we fought for, that so many other guys died for."

He may not bolt yet, but he's sure as hell not going to comply.

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"We've already won. You'll see. I promise Buck. I'll show you how marvelous it can be...how wonderful. And we'll get to do it together. Now that Peggy's gone it can be just us again. Wouldn't you like that?"

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"You haven't won anything. We won't let you win."

He shakes his head. "The only way it can be us again is if you and I leave here right now and go back to SHIELD."

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Steve smiles darkly and leans a little bit closer. "We ARE SHIELD." He says softly, eyes wide and manic. "We're everywhere, Bucky. Everywhere. You'll never find us all. So believe me when I say, we've already won the fight."

He tilts his head to the side and grabs Bucky's freed hand returning it to the restraints. "I can see now you'll not behave should I let you shower. I think I'll leave you here alone for a few days. When you're ready, we'll talk."

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"You're like cockroaches," he hisses. "Soon as we shine the light you scatter back into the dark."

It doesn't matter what they do to him, Bucky will fight back, he won't break. He can't.

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It's almost five days before Steve comes back, before anyone comes back. But nothing happens beyond a slot in the door opening and a dart gun sliding through the gap. In quick succession two tranquilizer darts, strong enough to stop the Hulk for a few minutes, are fired into Bucky's restrained body. The gun retreats and eyes instead move into view. There's a pretty rank smell inside of the room but the man seems unperturbed by it.

If Bucky passes out like they think he will, the door will open and three men will come inside. The restraints binding his feet will be removed only to be rejoined together, the same with his hands leaving him free to be moved, but still restrained. As long as he stays out for at least three minutes it's long enough for them to get him out of the chair with no fear of him trying to escape.

If he does manage to fool them, he won't get far before Steve tackles him to the ground.

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Even with the serum, Bucky isn't invulnerable to things like exhaustion, hunger or dehydration. The darts drop him hard and while his metabolism burns through the drug the best he can do is struggle and maybe get in a lucky shot with an elbow or a headbutt.

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Rumlow takes an elbow to the nose but he just shakes it off and gets the job done. Once Barnes is restrained the two agents leave Steve alone to deal with him. Steve picks him up and carries him down the dimly lit hallway towards a bedroom. He opens the door and takes Bucky into the bathroom. He strips Bucky down, using diamond coated scissors to remove his suit before putting him the shower stall. The shower is easily big enough for the two of them, and once Steve has stripped his own clothes off he steps into the stall and closes the door. While he's hosing Bucky off to get most of the filth off before he starts washing him, he hears the door open and knows someone is taking the soiled clothing to burn so he pays it no mind.

If Bucky remains asleep Steve will take his time and scrub him clean including his hair. If Bucky wakes up Steve will do what is needed to subdue him in order to finish cleaning him up.

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The water helps rouse him but he knows he won't get far soaking wet and naked. So Bucky plays possum, allowing Rogers to handle him and clean him off. It feels better but he knows that won't be the end of things.

It never is.

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Steve takes his time so long as Bucky remains limp and docile. He can tell the other is awake by his breathing, but so long as Bucky pretends, he'll let him have it. His eyes take in their fill as well. Bucky's gorgeous, he always has been. Steve's spent decades drawing this body from memory, he knows it better than he knows his own. Once Bucky is clean and he himself has washed off, he turns off the water. He wraps a towel around his waist before picking Bucky up and carrying him out of the bathroom into a bedroom. It's sparse, but there's a bed. A towel is laid across to protect the blankets from the majority of the water and Steve lays Bucky down on it before standing back to admire him some more. He reaches out and runs his hands over the others chest slowly, savoring the feel of the flesh.

"God, I missed you so much. But you're here now. Here with me. I'll make you understand, this is all for the best. We can be together...like we always wanted before Peggy ruined it all."

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The possessive touch is too much, Bucky can't simply lay there anymore. He pulls away, shoving off the hand. "Don't touch me." Steve lost that right the moment he chose to throw in with HYDRA in his madness. He never saw Peggy sick with worry over Steve's growing insanity or her grieving with him when they thought he was lost. "Don't ever touch me like that again."

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Steve smiles affectionately down at Bucky, but there's something off and broken about it. He steps up closer to the bed and reaches out once more, gripping Bucky's arm and pulling him closer to the edge of the bed.

"Don't be like that, Bucky. I promise I'll be sweet to you."

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He shoves his hand away. "You lost the right to touch me like that or promise anything sweet the second you threw in with the bad guys." His best friend, the man he'd grown up in love with, he's dead. Bucky won't let sentiment cloud his judgement.

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Steve's smile falters and he steps closer, his knee moving up and now he's leaning on the bed moving to pin Bucky down to the bed. His grip is hard and could possibly even cause him pain or bruising. He's not exactly checking his strength. He doesn't care if he hurts Bucky right now. Bucky's words hurt him so he's going to hurt him back. Or at least try too.

"I'm not a bad guy. I'll prove it to you, I'll make you understand!" His words are a little bit manic and Steve leans down intending to kiss the other man.

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"You're not the man I loved," he snarls, struggling hard against the grip grinding his wrist bones together. "My Stevie is gone. My Stevie wouldn't have thrown in with HYDRA!" Bucky isn't strong enough to throw him completely, but it isn't for lack of trying.

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Steve leans in and kisses him, mindful that Bucky could bite him or head butt him. He pulls back and starts peppering kisses over the others neck and shoulder. "I'm still here, Buck. Still your Stevie. I'll show you. I might look different, but I'm still the same inside."

Steve moves again and straddles Bucky. He settles on his hips, their shafts rubbing together and pulling a gasp of pleasure from the blond. It's good...so good. He's wanted this all of his life and now he might finally get to have it.

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A broken sound tears free as Steve starts kissing down and across his shoulders. He's been so lonely. So alone. How many nights did he fall asleep dreaming of just this? Steve over him, Steve wanting him.

"Stevie please," he begs. Just what he's begging for he isn't sure.

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Steve moans softly at the sound Bucky makes at his attentions. Then the begging...yes. This is what he wants and what they need.

"Gonna be so good to you, promise. I'll prove it to you that I'm enough for you." Steve murmurs even as he shifts Bucky's hands to one of his own, still easily restraining him and begins to slide his right down the length of the brunettes skin. It's soft and perfect and god Steve's wanted this all of his life. And now he can have it.

"Wanna make you feel so good Buck."

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"Stevie," a sob as he's touched, as he can feel his cock dragging against his hip. "Stevie please." Bucky's wanted this since he knew it was even possible and he wants to forget everything, he wants to forget HYDRA and SHIELD and just take him and go.

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Steve reaches between them and takes Bucky's bare shaft in hand stroking him slowly while returning to kiss his lips again. "Yeah Buck...wanna make you feel so good. Gonna let me? Hm?" Steve asks against his lips. Of course he plans on doing it anyway but it's better if he doesn't have to break out the special cuffs in order to keep Bucky bound to the bed.

If Bucky gets hard Steve will shift his grip so both of their stiff lengths are in his hand and he can stroke them both.