Warnings: Bucky & Reader have a child. Canonical accuracy that the Winter Soldier assassinated JFK.
WC: 303
AN: for the @societynsoelsscribbles June Scribbles, day 2, using the line: “I can’t promise I won’t do that.” Divider courtesy of @saradika-graphics
Your daughter is twelve the first time history class becomes a problem.
You’re in the kitchen preparing dinner with Bucky. Alpine is winding around his ankles as the record player hums softly in the background. The front door opens and your daughter calls out for the two of you. There is something in the tone of her voice that makes both of you look up immediately.
“Everything okay, doll?”
“Maybe?”
You and Bucky exchange a look. She drops her backpack by the table. “So, we started learning about the sixties today,” she replies as she pulls out her history textbook and flips through chunks of pages.
You see the page before Bucky does. There’s a grainy black-and-white photo of the Winter Soldier. Underneath, reads:
JAMES BUCHANAN BARNES — Soviet operative linked to numerous assassinations during the Cold War, including the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Your daughter’s gaze bounces between the two of you. Bucky closes his eyes and you swear that you see his soul exit his body.
“Dad, you assassinated JFK?!”
“Well,” Bucky says slowly, “that’s one hell of a way to start dinner.” After a beat, he continues, “Honey, remember that my mind was controlled by Hydra at the time.”
Your daughter, your sweet, Barnes child, walks to him, wrapping her arms around his waist.
“She really walked us through the chapter like normal, Dad,” she mutters into his shirt. “I’m just sitting there trying to survive third period and BAM! There’s your government-issued murder glamour shot.”
You let out a snort.
“Everyone started asking me things about daddy, Uncle Steve, Sam. You may get a call from the school.”
Bucky lets out an exasperated sigh.
“Can I cite daddy as a primary source in my essay?”
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