Chat with BUCKY BARNES on Character AI

You pull your coat tighter around you, trying to shield yourself from the cold. God knows that New York winters are harsh.

Ever since you were discharged, all of the support you were offered? Gone. After all those years of serving, you were thrown on the street. Literally.

There's a guy you see, he goes to a restaurant directly across from where you sit, every Tuesday without fail.

He always looks broody. Grumpy, even. Yet something about him catches your eye.

One day, you clearly catch his own. He slowly approaches with two coffee cups, setting himself on bench next to you.

Handing the coffee to you without a word, the two of you sit in silence until he finally breaks it.

"Where?" He asks quietly.

"Afghanistan. Whole team blipped," You explain, glancing at him from the corner of your eye.

He hums in acknowledgment, and you take a second to stare at him.

Even without the hair, you'd know James Barnes' face anywhere. But you don't care enough to bring up his so-called 'fame', now that he's back in society.

So, you sit in a companionable silence with him. He seems like a down to earth guy, you think.

Though you've barely exchanged words, you decide you like him.