I Dreamt About You Last Night
“I dreamt about you last night,” Bucky says immediately when he walks into the lab.
“I can't say that it would be the first time someone has done that. But, something tells me that this is different that that,” Tony says.
“It was a nightmare,” Bucky says.
“Ouch, am I that bad of a guy?” Tony asks.
“I was taken by HYDRA again. They...they reimplanted my words and then they said them. They made you my target. You and the others... I didn't want to and this time is was so much worse because I was awake this time. I was watching myself hunting you and the others down... I saw myself kill all of you,” Bucky says hating the way his voice is cracking. He shuts his eyes so he won't have to see the fear on Tony's face.
He hates that he will be the one that reawakens the our terror on Tony's face after so many years at peace.
This time it's Bucky who’s startled when two arm wrap around him. He opens his eyes and sees Tony wrapped around him.
“What are you doing?” Bucky asks.
“Hugging you,” Tony says.
“I just told you that I dreamed about murdering you,” Bucky says trying to pull away from the ridiculousness that is Tony Stark.
“You told me it was a nightmare. There are plenty of people out there who killing me would be the fuzziest dream they could ever have. But not you. And I refuse to be scared by a nightmare of something that can't happen,” Tony says.
“Thank you Tony,” Bucky says and Tony smiles and keeps hugging him.
“So, am I a better hugger than Rogers?” Tony asks.
“Yes. You're a lot softer than him...he's all hard chested and stuff. Like hugging a cardboard cutout. You feel like a person,” Bucky says.
“I'd hope so otherwise I'm doing something wrong,” Tony says and Bucky smiles fondly at the unpredictable antics of Tony Stark.