#I’m going to now spend 3 hours on character ai instead of going to bed

[wandandarabbit]

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[jjuzoir]

request: “hi! i saw reqs are open and you write for yttd so hi! this is my first time requesting but yttd deserves more hype 🥺 can you write about sou/shin who wants cuddles but his s/o (female or gn is fine) is as much as a workaholic as him, so they don’t give in to him and keep coding away on their computer? no pressure at all, thank you ☺️❤️” by

a/n: this was my first yttd request^^ i really like sou/shin as a character ;; (though i did end up saving kanna) his whole 0% chance and the midori/shin/sou twist was so good!! i really want to replay saving him instead of kanna^^

warning: spoilers for chapters 2 and 3 of YTTD;; also; jm sleep deprived and my mental state ?? nonexistent

word count: 1780

- You and Sou had met during the Death Game and had grown closer during the second floor, having spent most of your time trying to help Kanna and, in return, spending more time with Hiyori.

- At first, your relationship had been rocky— you had all woken up in a strange place and tasked with trying to survive, he was rather stubborn and kept you often times at an arm’s length but, with enough work on your part fueled by stubbornness and a desire to get to know the teal-haired man, you soon were able to get to know him better.

- Out of everyone in the game Hiyori and you were the closest, and Kanna of course too, and as much as Sou might’ve wished it didn’t happen, your relationship soon took a romantic turn. He still had moments of doubt, and a selfish part of him wishes he never cared about you, growing to care about anyone in a situation like this wasn’t smart, but he did.

- You were determined to find a way out, much like him, and were willing to pour your all into finding a way to escape the facility and Sou admired that about you, and so he decided he’d work hard to find a way for you two to escape no matter what.

- With both of your missions set out, it wasn’t surprising to say you both weren’t taking care of yourselves much; work, work, and more work needed to be done to find a way to escape and figure this whole thing out.

- Sou was good with computers and, much to his surprise, so were you; so both of you ended up dividing the work between each other. You’d normally work with the monitors near the price exchange stand while your boyfriend would spend most of his time in his room with Kai’s laptop.

- Your work felt endless, lines of code and numbers and letters; all becoming more jumbled as your eyes grew tired but you couldn’t give up; not only was your survival on the line but also of the ones you’d grown to care for, especially Kanna and Sou.

- You had spent hours typing away on the monitors trying to trace back a starting point or figuring out how to access them without having to spend any chips (much to the receptionist doll’s amusement). You knew you probably weren’t making much progress if he hadn’t gotten mad at you yet and that only grew to frustrate you more.

- Your fingers hurt from typing and clicking away in the small, cramped keyboard you’d found in the ruble— the fact Kai didn’t have an AI either only frustrated you more, if he’d had one maybe you could’ve learned more from him. You could only hope his AI was somewhere within the code, if he even had one.

- Determined to crack the code, you simply take the worn down laptop you’d been using and leave; no one had made a move to stop you, the floor master clearly didn’t care enough if you took it with you to bed. And so you do.

- It was getting late, Sou noted as he looked at the clock that hung from the gray walls in his room. You should’ve come by hours ago telling him about what you’d found— that’s what you’d always done at least.

- At the realization you weren’t coming, the teal-eyed man grew slightly concerned, maybe you had found out something Gashu or Ranger didn’t want you to and- no way, if he had come this far then you surely could too… right?

- He doesn’t realize he’s standing up and making his way to your room until he’s knocking on the door.

- He hears a grunt from the other side and takes it as a yes. He knew you well enough to know what you were doing but it still took him by surprise to see your hunched over figure typing away in the small, old laptop you’d found in the monitor room.

- He furrowed his eyebrows but didn’t move from his spot in the doorframe. He stared at your concentrated face and wondered if you’d always had this work ethic or if you were just worried about leaving the facility, were you a good worker before? He thinks of the past for a moment and feels his chest squeeze, if there was one good thing about this hellhole it was having met you, he thinks to himself.

- But still, the thought of a past where suffering wasn’t even imaginable has him wondering how your lives would’ve been, would you two have met? Could you two have been coworkers? Would everything align to make you lovers like it had now?

- At the thought, Sou found himself growing uncharacteristically soft. In the short time you two had been together you never really did anything, well, couple-y at all, due to the circumstances it wasn’t a shocker but he wanted to try changing that… he wanted to try being more affectionate with you.

- You still hadn’t noticed him standing in your door, so he decides to approach you. Quietly making his way near your desk, he places a hand in your shoulder and gives it a squeeze earning a shocked gasp and jump from you.

- “You should go to bed.” Sou mumbles to you from beneath his scarf.

- “Ah, Sou… you scared me!” You laugh off his comment, “I’m working right now but once I’m done I’ll go to sleep, don’t worry.”

- “It’s late, you shouldn’t even be thinking about coding right now.” He insists, if he was correct you’d been working on the laptop for 9 hours straight- as much as he admired your determination you needed to rest.

- You don’t even answer him back this time, busy typing away and scrolling through the seemingly endless rows of numbers and your boyfriend sighs and sits on the edge of your bed. If you continued like this you’d end up knocking yourself out- at least like this you’ll have someone to catch you.

- You don’t give his actions much thought; if he wanted to sit down and you type away on the computer then so be it; as long as he didn’t bother you. But bother he did, if there was one thing Sou could pride himself in other than his computer skills it was how annoying he could be if he really wanted to.

- “[Name]”, he groaned, “come to bed, just seeing you so busy gets me tired. Let’s cuddle, eh?”

- He wasn’t the most affectionate of all guys, you both knew that, it’s not that he didn’t want to be physically close with you but rather… he just didn’t feel like it. Maybe if he tempted you with hugs you’d be shocked and say yes?

- “Mhm, just a sec.” You don’t even look behind you when you speak, much to his dismay.

- “Come on! Don’t you want to be close with your boyfriend? It’ll be our first time sharing a bed! We’ll be close- you could be the small spoon or the big spoon I don’t care!”

- “Sou, please- I love you, but can you please just shut up for a second?”

- “Don’t be so cold!” He groaned, “Don’t you just want to, ya’ know~, spend some time with your boyfriend!”

- “I am spending time with you… now please just be quiet.”

- Sou was starting to get on your nerves with his endless chatter, so in return- you continued typing (quite aggressively).

- He went on for almost an hour, offering you hugs and kisses- basically anything as long as you stopped working and just went to bed. The more he tried convincing you with offers the more needy he grew, damn; he really, really wanted to cuddle you to sleep right now.

- You looked tired, your posture only worsening. Enough is enough, Hiyori thought, so he stood up and walked behind you and tapped your shoulder to get your attention.

- “Sou, I told you-!”

- Your words are cut short by him closing the laptop and grabbing your hand, leading you to bed with him.

- “Stop complaining, you’re going to work yourself to the bone.” He mutters, “and honestly? I don’t feel like dating a skeleton.”

- “Tch! Just let me finish this-!”

- “You said that like half an hour ago.” He says, he looks at you with worried eyes and you halt, “Don’t you know how late it is?” You look at the clock in your room; 2AM. You’d been working nonstop since midday…

- “Take your shoes off, we’re going to sleep- now.” He instructed you and you obliged, slowly blinking trying to adjust to the less intense light from the room as you slip off your shoes and get ready for bed.

- It was late… and your bed was looking more and more appealing. You finished taking your socks off and glance at your laptop. Once you’re done, you look down to meet teal-eyes looking at you expectantly. He pats the mattress, motioning you to lay beside him and, once again, you do. You’d scold him about shutting the laptop tomorrow… geez, had you been this tired a few minutes ago.

- A yawn escapes your mouth and Sou laughs; “I told you- you were tired.”

- He throws an arm around you, pulling you closer to him. Your face is pulled near his chest and he holds you like that for a while.

- You both say nothing as you rest, your head above his heart allowed you to be lulled into an even deeper rest. His hands rest on your back, his finger drumming as if he was typing away and you smile at the nonsensical rhythm.

- “You know, I didn’t really think cuddling with you would be this nice.” He comments, breaking the silence and earning a shove from you.

- “Screw you, Hiyori.” You laugh, “You're not so bad yourself.”

- The room is dark, the lights off, only your breaths can be heard. You take off his beanie, he only grumbles in response, so you could run your fingers through his hair.

- He giggles slightly, earning a tired smile from you. You wonder how different your relationship would be outside of the death game. There were times you forget you’re in constant danger, in moments like these- where you’re alone and calm, with Sou, it’s so easy to let your guard down, to forget about the severity of it all. You yawn once more, damn; you were tired.

- “You can sleep,” Sou mumbles, his voice rough with fatigue, “‘m gonna… sleep too”

- “Good night, Sou,” you peck his cheeks and, even in the dark light, you can see a slight blush glowing from his cheeks.

[heloisedaphnebrightmore]

Ok so first of all, idk what those anons are saying, but I think you're not just a fantastic writer, but you're also an incredible person in general! I'm so glad you're able to look past those cruel words and know your worth. By refusing to respond, you have taken away all of their power and I commend you for it.

Now that I've got that off my chest, I can get back to our convo. 😊

I'm just saying, it was like, 3 weeks instead of a month. You gotta give me credit for that. 😄 But yeah, life's a little crazy for us all sometimes and it just happened to be my turn.

120 Euros is insane! And some of them are more!? Here I just have to sign up on a website and pick a time. I had to drive an hour to get one the day of once, but it was worth it. I can only imagine how tough that would be. I would be so nervous if I got sick. I actually haven't caught a cold this year which I'm not sure how that's possible because I'm usually sick a lot and I'm super thankful.

Wait... You're telling me I actually have to take the advice I give? 😅 Lol, so I've started writing my response about 4 times now (I'm easily distracted) but it's been kind of nice because I drink water every time just to be able to say I did.

I haven't heard of that author before! I'll have to put them on my never ending reading list.

Omg, I am absolutely dying at how into this search you are. Don't think I didn't see your bio. 😂 I love how Tumblr is in on it too. Why yes Gina. Tis me, your subconscious. 🤣🤣🤣

Except for I actually am giving you clues, they're just super subtle and you've gotta read between the lines. If you look closely, I've actually answered both of those questions. 😉 (If you still can't figure it out I'll answer them but I wanna see if you can tell by looking at my previous messages)

Also, I think it's only fair that if we're talking about me, I wanna learn more about you too! What's your favorite movie?

Omg you got me! I'm definitely E.T. How'd you guess!? -⭐

P.S. One of these days I'm gonna trip up and forget to flip the anon switch so you'll certainly figure it out one way or another. 😉

My little star is back 💖!!

Awww, the amount of love I have for you is overwhelming and I don’t even know who you are. 🥺 Don’t you worry, I don’t let people bring me down, I’m way too proud for that. 😂 And I completely get that people’s life turn chaotic so I’m just glad you are back. 💖

Pounds, not euros, but yes, it’s not cheap. 😁 Healthcare in the UK is free, but the prescriptions and this particular test aren’t. It’s not that bad if you think about the fact that you don’t have to pay for further treatment because it’s free. What do you mean you are usually sick a lot? You mean catching a cold and stuff, not more serious kind, right?

Wait... You're telling me I actually have to take the advice I give?

That loud snort I let out when I read that. 😂 No, you don’t have to take them, they are just hanging in the air for the fun of it. 😂 I’m glad you are drinking enough in the end, my slippers are always ready to teach you a lesson. 😁

I really was hoping you would see my bio! I really am invested in this quest of finding out who you are and tumblr doesn’t seem to want to help! 🤣 I have a confession to make. I even have a post in my drafts which I planned to post if you haven’t showed up soon. Here is a screenshot of the title 😂

Also it’s 4am here and I’m reading through all of our conversations from the very beginning when you messaged me about Shadowhunters. You are a bad influence, but let’s get started, because no, I don’t want to talk about me, I am ready to find out who you are! 😂

It will be long, so click on that keep reading button if it shows up. Sometimes it doesn’t 😂

What I know about you so far; Shadowhunters edition

You like Clary because she has flaws.

In your opinion Simon is the best character.

Book!Alec is your least favourite character.

You think Jonathan and Valentine were ok villains, but not the best.

You are a sucker for Jace.

Izzy is also one of your other favourites and you hate the Yin fen plot mostly because it led to Rizzy and a toxic relationship.

You also love Max and we agreed that COG is taboo and we preferred the series version.

What I know about you so far; Personal edition

You are adorable

You are mysterious

You are sweet - and now let’s get started 💖😂

6 days ago you wrote; the new semester has started

You are hoping you'll be able to read and interact a little more

You love my nickname for you 🙈💖

You only kind of take care of yourself; Let me get my slipper! 😅

You are on a campus where people make food for you when you actually get your backside out of the room 😂

You are doing a research project on landing mechanics in a specific sport; This is where I thought I knew who you were. Then you destroyed it by saying; You are majoring in science and you like testing and analyzation 🙈 

You are considering a career in research one day which will be beneficial for your grad school application; This is where you got me confused. 😅 If you are to apply to grad school, that means you are doing your undergraduate degree now, which means you are supposed to be over 18 😂 But here we just call it University so I’m not 100% sure about what grad school is 😂Or are you in college which could be from the age of 16 and that’s before grad school too 😅

You have to get tested constantly at your school 

You have never seen Ben Barnes in anything and we haven’t talked about him until now

You got 2 assignments in one class 😂

You take long to decide what to read, as in physical books so you end up reading fanfic instead!

You feel like a spy as my anon 🤣

You are not an AI, but you are an Alien, ET to be exact 😅 and you are building a rocket ship to fly back to your planet

You keep sending me to drink water, but you don’t take your advice!!!

We talked a few times in different places; How is that a clue?! 😂

You get easily distracted 

You get sick a lot; I don’t like the sound of that!

You never heard of J.R. Ward

So in conclusion, 

Do I follow you? Haven’t found the answer to that, but since you said we have talked here and there, I assume I do.

Are you a minor or over 18+? If my assumptions about grad schools are correct then you are doing your undergrads now so yes, 18+.

Did I get any closer to who you are? No! 

Why? Because this “I’m majoring in science” threw me off completely 🙈 My one solid lead disappeared into thin air... bye bye Sherlock Holmes, welcome Dumb and Dumber 😅

Did I just spend 1 hour replying to this, searching for all the clues and now I’m going to bed at 5am just because I’m so determined in my quest? You bet, I did 🤣 

Also from the way you talk/write, I get US vibes. Probably I’m incorrect but oh well 😅

Now can you please give me a solid clue? I’m begging you! 🤣💖 Maybe the first letter of your first name or your exact age, maybe a birthday so I can completely ignore that one clue in my head? Doesn’t matter which one, but at least one, pretty please 😁

[ijustwant2write]

Wrong Lover-Steve Rogers x Reader x Bucky Barnes (Part 3/?)

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Masterlist

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8

Summary: (Y/N) throws herself back into work, hoping that it will help her regain some memories. The team decides that a simulation is needed before she can be out back into the field but of course it doesn't all go to plan.

Characters: Steve Rogers x Reader, Bucky Barnes x Reader, mention of other Avengers

Meanings: (Y/N)= Your name

(Y/L/N)= Your last name

Warnings: I don't know a lot about amnesia

Tags: @lovely-geek @projectxhappiness @seargantbcky @pluckastarfromthesky @crazy-little-thing-called-buck @aznkim @buckyness-intensifies

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Glancing up at the clock, I sighed deeply as I saw how many hours had gone by since I first started working. I didn't want to sit around and do nothing, I needed to get back into my work routine. After requesting this, I was given some files that needed to be typed into the system; so basically work that was beneath me. I didn't type up files often, only when necessary or if I had lead a team myself on a mission. But my sole purpose in S.H.I.E.L.D was to go out in the field. This frustrated me, I wanted to go back out there. However it was deemed 'irresponsible' and 'dangerous' to let me back out there as I didn't have a strong bond with my team members anymore. Plus they wanted to see if I would fully recover before putting me back out there.

Shutting down the computer, I rearranged the files, slipping them back in the envelope they arrived in. For a moment I just sat on the bed, unsure of what to do. I didn't want to risk going out of my room, I could run into someone. It was a strange feeling, I wanted to get to know these people but at the same time I couldn’t bring myself to do so. Suddenly, an female sounding AI voice erupted through my room, making me jump out of my skin.

"Miss (Y/L/N), Mr Stark requests your presence in his lab." She spoke.

Do I answer back? Was I supposed to say anything?

"Miss, do you wish to be alone?"

"Oh no, uh, I'll be there." I answered, waiting for her to say something back. When she didn't, I presumed that she had told Tony my reply.

I had literally just thought about hiding myself from the rest of the world, yet when confronted (and by a voice no less) I instantly caved. Letting out a frustrated huff, I gathered a better looking outfit than leggings and a hoodie, heading to meet Iron Man himself.

Ever since I arrived, it seemed that Tony had stayed away from me. I'm not sure why. Perhaps he didn't want to deal with it? Maybe we weren't as close as everyone thought we were? Either way it had sort of helped that there was one less person to deal with, as horrible as that sounded.

This whole building was a maze in itself, so I had been sent a digital map to my phone, hoping that I wouldn't get lost whilst recovering. As I studied it, I hadn't realised someone was walking towards me, though neither had they. We collided, the force of our bodies sending me flying backwards until I was caught. Looking up, I had been saved by Steve, and I started to panic at our closeness. Without thinking, I shoved him away, feeling an intrusion of my personal space. His face showed hurt, though he tried to smile. I couldn’t think of anything to say, instead I just walked around him, picking up the pace as I rushed down the hallway. It felt as if I was in a cringy rom-com and I played the awkward yet adorable lead role who didn’t face the problems in front of her. I didn’t even look back, I couldn’t risk that, knowing that he would be upset by what happened. 

Trying to ignore the encounter, I carried on  with my journey to find Tony, suddenly freezing when I arrived. The walls were made up of huge windows that gave everyone a look into the lab. Tony was working on a suit with a robotic crane assisting him, holographic computers surrounded them. I had seen his work before obviously, but never this close...not that I remembered. He spotted me wavering outside the door, returning to his suit as the doors slid open for me. Taking a hesitant step inside, I took in everything around me, amazed that one person could invent so many things. 

“Take over for me.” Tony said, confusing me at first until I saw the robot take over ending the suit.“This is awkward, though I didn’t for once think it was going to go smoothly.” 

I stood in the middle of the room, not sure where this conversation was going to go.

“Your therapist said that he wanted to hold meetings with all of us to help you but I honestly couldn’t see how being stuck in an office would help.” He gestured to the space around us.“Hence why I invited you down here.”

“Did I spend much time in here? With you?” I finally spoke.

“Sometimes. You liked testing out the technology for missions. Most of the time was spent with Steve though.”

A wave of nausea went through me and apparently Tony could see that.

“I don’t see the same spark you guys used to have. Obviously this amnesia situation is the reason but I’ve gotta be honest, I’m not sure how it’s all gonna turn out.”

I shrugged.“Me neither. Nothing seems to be working.”

“I don’t have any memorabilia to help you. Our friendship was just based on...memories.”

“Don’t worry. I’m hoping something just triggers everything to come back.”

I heard footsteps in the hallway, making me glance behind me out of curiosity; this conversation was also going no where, I needed a distraction. Bucky was walking by, looking in when he saw me. I smiled at him, receiving one back immediately. When I turned back around, Tony had a different expression on his face, though I was scared because he looked angry.

“What was that?” he asked.

“What was what?”

“You two, smiling at each other.”

“So? It was just a friendly smile.”

“You haven’t smiled at any of us instinctively, why does he get one?”

“I...I just did... don’t know what else to tell you.”

“Do you feel comfortable around him? Relaxed?”

I was starting to raise my voice.“You’re jumping to conclusions.”

“Am I? I just don’t want this jeopardizing your chances of getting better-”

“Everyone keeps saying how I need to get better yet no one has asked what I really want.” I shouted.

“And what do you want?”

“I...” my voice went quiet again.“I just want to live my life without everyone telling me what it used to be.”

With that, I walked out the room, tonnes of thoughts rushing to my mind. Everything was so confusing. Why couldn’t I just go back to work and go from there? Why couldn’t I live my life how I wanted to? I ran all the way back to my room, slamming the door shut behind me and shutting everyone out for the rest of the day.

The next day was filled with tension. The team had been called together by my therapist, though none of us knew why. We collected in the common room, everyone was already sat down by the time I arrived. They all looked at me with warm smiles and I masked one back for them. Hesitantly sitting down, my eyes met with Bucky who nodded towards me. For some reason I felt reassured, until I realised Tony was watching me like a hawk. Luckily Dr Warwick came in, standing in front of us with his clipboard.

“Thank you everyone for coming. I wanted to conduct an activity that may help Miss (Y/L/N)’s recovery. We will be using the simulation room today like you would whilst training. So the scenario will be one of which you are out in the field and I just want to see how you all interact. That and the fact that someone is eager to get back to work.”

I lowered my head, not liking the sudden attention. The focus went back to the doctor who explained the activity further. Once finished, we all got suited up, stepping into the simulation room. I had used this before, in my own training and to train new recruits. Although you were stepping into a virtual reality, it all felt so real, even the pain; it wasn’t as bad as an actual injury but enough to stun you. We all stood together, awaiting further instruction. I felt myself drifting towards Bucky, stopping myself as my thoughts went back to Tony. No, he wasn’t going to get to me, not now at least.

“Can you all hear me?” Warwick’s voice rang through our coms.

We all nodded in response. 

“You are going to be based in a forest where a terrorist organisation’s secret bunker is located. There are a number of S.H.I.E.L.D agents being held hostage. Your aim is to get all of them out of there with minimal injuries. The simulation will commence in ten seconds.”

“(Y/N),” Natasha caught my attention,“you’ve done this sort of missions before, you know the basics right?”

“Yeah, just guide me along, I don’t know how you guys work together.”

“Don’t worry, it’s pretty easy to follow along.”

I took a deep breath, hoping that all would go smoothly. Bucky placed his hand on my shoulder, making me look up at him.

“You sure you’ll be ok?”

“Yeah, let’s do this.”

The simulation started, all of us suddenly on the edge of the forest. People were paired off, Sam and Tony took to the sky, Wanda, Steve and Vision headed straight on and Nat and Clint went to the left; looked like Bucky and I would be going to the right.

“Bucky, look after her alright?” Steve instructed before heading off with the others.

“I always do don’t I?” he replied, making me run after him as he went into the forest.

“Are we normally paired together?” I asked quietly as we stealthily ran through the trees.

“Yeah, most of the time. Steve is with us too normally.”

I grabbed his hand and pulled him behind a tree. He stayed silent, though it was obvious he didn’t know why I was hiding us until he heard distant shouting which weren’t our team mates. I peeked out from behind the tree, spotting two soldiers.

“Oh look at that, one each.” I beamed.

He chuckled.“You’re already enjoying this aren’t you? You take the one on the left, I’ll take the right.”

We jumped out of hiding, charging towards the unsuspecting soldiers. They were shocked as they spotted us though had no time to defend themselves. It only took a few punches and take downs before they were knocked out cold. I spoke into the coms.

“They’ve got soldiers patrolling the area. They won’t be in big numbers but they’re armed so be careful.” I assured everyone, receiving confirmation after. 

Bucky and I continued walking on, hearing bits and pieces from the others. I held onto my gun tightly, eyes scanning the area constantly. Something wasn’t right, it was too easy and that was never a good sign. The terrain was starting to become steeper like a hill, giving us an advantage as it acted like a barrier against the enemy. We fell against it, knowing that we were close to the bunker from Tony’s information. To our right we could see Steve, Wanda and Vision also leaning against the hill. We needed to get to them in order to advance but there was a dip in the barricade, meaning that we would be exposed to the enemy.

“You go first, I’ll cover you.” Bucky said, surveying the area as I got ready to run. 

It was an easy dash, no one had spotted me and I made it safely to the other side. Steve reached out to me, holding my hand as I joined them. I decided to hold onto him, hoping it would help with the mission. We all watched in anticipation as Bucky checked around him before running. The four of us covered him this time, but somehow none of us spotted the shooter aiming right at Bucky. He was suddenly hit in the torso, a scream erupting from me as I saw him get knocked down. Ripping my hand out of Steve’s, I sprinted towards his body, not thinking about the consequences. Bullets ricocheted around me as I tried to drag Bucky back to safety. Steve ran out to help me, lifting him easily and hiding us behind the barricade again. As we placed his body back down, I crouched over him, inspecting the wounds.

“(Y/N), you can’t just run out into the fire line-”

“Steve shut up! You’re friend is hurt.” 

When in these simulations you got so lost in the task that you forgot that none of it was real. All that Bucky had suffered from was a light tasering, not a real bullet but in my mind I couldn’t stand to see that happen. As I watched Bucky try to control his breathing, Steve starting shooting back at the enemy. 

Steve crouched down again.“(Y/N), we need to carry on. Vision can get him back to base safely.”

“No, you need him out here. I’ll get him back.”

“That won’t work-”

“It makes sense for Vision to-”

“The simulation has been terminated.” Dr Warwick announced as everything around us froze.

The group was together again, despite the distance put between us in the field. Bucky groaned as I helped him to his feet, shaking off the pain. I pretended that the others weren’t watching, practically reading their minds about the situation at hand. I didn’t care. They may have thought that I was their friends but at this point in time I didn’t feel the same way. it was cold hearted and it was the only way I was going to get through all of this.

“I have seen enough. Thank you everyone for participating, you are dismissed.”

As soon as the last word was spoken, Steve stormed out of the room, Bucky and Sam chasing after him. The rest of us were stunned, I could feel them all looking at me. To get away from them, I too scurried away, going after the boys out of curiosity. My breathing was still fast, I was panting for air and my limbs were hurting. Things were moving too fast for me, I was struggling to keep up both mentally and physically. They hadn’t gone far, I almost ran into them. Hiding around the corner, I listened to their conversation, trying to remain as silent as possible.

“Steve, it isn’t Bucky’s fault.” Sam said in a stern tone, obviously trying to diffuse whatever was going on.

“You didn’t see the way she looked at him! She used to look at me like that.” Steve argued.

“You’re probably just seeing things. You want her back, we all do.”

“How come she’s more comfortable around my best friend rather than me?”

Bucky spoke up.“You were in a relationship, you can’t act neutral around her. The rest of us can and that’s why she’s comfortable. The doctor did tell you to tone it down.”

“I know how to get her back, and following their orders is not going to help.”

“All I’m saying is the day she woke, you were very full on.”

“She looked at you like she loved you, and I should know cause we looked at each like that all the time.”

It went quiet after that. I leaned towards the hallway closer, wondering what was happening. Suddenly there were footsteps heading back towards me and I had no where to go. Before I could even take another step, Steve rounded the corner, stopping as he saw me. His intense glare made me look away from him, scared for what was about to happen. He said nothing, turning in the opposite direction, Sam and Bucky going after him again. I shared a guilty look with Bucky. 

What was I doing?

Why was I ruining everything?