Behind Closed Doors
Summary: Bucky has been ghosting her. She doesn’t know why. The whole thing is slowly killing her, losing her friend, not knowing what she did wrong. When the opportunity arises she confronts him.
Warnings: angst, cheating, language, mentions of depression.
Characters: Bucky Barnes, OC/reader (could be either I guess).
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x reader.
Notes: First person POV (unnamed reader/oc whichever you prefer). I don’t know why I just started writing and it happened this way. GIF in title card found on tenor. @firefly-graphics made the divider.
A/N: I had a dream about someone I should not be dreaming about. I told Manda Panda and she said it gave her Bucky vibes so here we are.
Bucky won’t look at me. He hasn’t even acknowledged my presence. I’ve put on a brave face, smiled at the other friends gathered to celebrate Steve’s birthday. Our friends seem oblivious to the fact we’re not joined at the hip like usual, except maybe Steve. He’s shot me a few wry smiles when he catches me staring at Bucky, pleading silently for him to just look at me.
I don’t know what I’ve done wrong. Bucky’s my friend, and has been for a long time. We used to spend a lot of time together; at the gym five times a week, dinners or breakfast for a real catch up. Sunday’s are our “cheat days”, we work out then go and eat greasy food. But it’s been almost two weeks since we last spoke. I’ve tried all forms of communication, but I’ve heard nothing back. He’s been noticeably absent from the gym, and his assistant constantly lies to me and tells me ‘he’s in a meeting’.
Honestly, the whole thing is slowly killing me. I can’t put something right if I don’t know what’s wrong. The idea of hurting him or upsetting him in any way makes me sick to my stomach.
Bucky laughs at something Sam has said, and the sound carries across the bar to me. I can’t help but stare at him. Maybe if he feels eyes burning into him, he’ll finally look at me, and I’ll be able to figure out exactly what the hell went wrong.
He doesn’t. He finishes the last of his beer, puts the empty bottle on the table and walks toward the toilets.
I see an opportunity and I can’t let it pass, so after a minute, I excuse myself from Wanda’s company and follow after him. I reach the door just as the hand dryer shuts off and I plant myself firmly in front of it. Determination, and perhaps stubbornness, takes over and I wait.