beautiful boy (darling boy)

“What’s his name?” “Peter,” Tony said, like it was the most casual thing ever. He wasn’t even looking at Bucky, eyes downcast and focused on the project he was half-heartedly fiddling with. “Just a kid, I think. He’s a genius, I’ll give him that – hacked Fri all on his own in a library but I still can’t find anything wrong-“Bucky grabbed Tony’s face in his hands, making him face him. It might’ve been more forceful than he had intended, because his cheeks were squished between palms, an angry red. “Peter?” He sounded almost breathless. Painfully desperate. “He knew his name was Peter?” Tony nodded (at least, he thought he did. It was almost too small to tell), his eyes wide, and that was all it took for Bucky to take off running.–––The Winter Soldier was a traitor. A foul, scum bag who betrayed and hurt. The Spider was nothing of the sort, and he prided himself on such. He was better, stronger – useful.The Winter Soldier was a traitor. He left HYDRA, he left Spider. Spider wasn't supposed to care, he wasn't supposed to feel, he was better.And yet, that didn't make it hurt any less.