Bucky Barnes One Shots - EDITING

175. Actions Over Words

I've no idea where this idea came from lmao

Also

Why are all of the comments now so S M A L L

And whenever I press a notification of a comment, it used to take me STRAIGHT to the comment

But no

Now it takes me to the end of the fucking fic, so I have to look for it

Why.... Just why-

Also, all of my fics recently seem really rushed and idk how to fix them lmao - maybe don't rush them, genius

Word Count: 2346

Before you joined the team and became an Avenger, you were told by your Captain that one of the team members couldn't speak

He told you that it wasn't by choice, and that Hydra had basically taken away his voice by brutally destroying his throat

As a result, he couldn't speak, as it hurt so much it brought him to tears

Instantly, you sympathized with him, so you swore to yourself you would try and communicate with him in a way where he wouldn't hurt himself

So, when you met him, he waved at you with a lighthearted smile, and you immediately saw scars covering his neck, and they seemed to continue down into his left shoulder

You shook his hand, trying not to stare at his neck, and introduced yourself "Hey, I'm Y/N Y/L/N. Please don't try to introduce yourself, you're Bucky Barnes, it's a pleasure to meet you"

His smile grew slightly when you said this, and he nodded in agreement

Bucky was the first team member you met, apart from Steve, and he was the one you liked the most

You had asked the blond how you were supposed to communicate with him, so he told you that Bucky had made up little actions for certain words or phrases, as he didn't want to learn sign language, because not everyone knew it

Most of the time though, he just texted people if he wanted to talk- you never saw him without his phone for this very reason

So, after you got his number, you gradually began to notice how kind, sweet, lovable, and funny he was

He could make you laugh with just a single word, and he could raise your mood like no one else could

The two of you quickly became friends, then good friends, then great friends, then close friends, and then best friends

You both came up with new actions that only the two of you understood, and on missions, he always tried to protect you by never leaving you out of his sight

Eventually though, you found yourselves falling for the other- this is a Bucky fic, what did you expect?

You noticed tiny little details about him that no one else did, like when he wanted to speak, he would look around at everyone to find someone that was looking and of course, it was always you

When he couldn't handle his feelings for you anymore, he searched the entire tower for you, trying his best to ask people where you were

When he eventually found you in the kitchen, his heart fluttered, and he swallowed the lump in his throat, wincing when he did

He walked over to you and placed the palm of his normal hand flat on your forearm, and immediately, you knew it was him, as you had both agreed this is how he would greet you

"Hey" you said happily before turning around, but when you saw his face, you became very concerned

Nervousness was the only thing on his face and in his posture, and then he quickly raised his normal hand up in a fist, before sticking his thumb out to himself as he titled his fist towards his neck, then stuck his little finger out at you and tilted his fist towards your neck