wintersredguardian
Winter Soldier x Red Guardian AU space
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Bucky: Alexei, you’re losing blood Alexei: No, I know exactly where it is. The floor. Don't underestimate me
Alexei: We both look very handsome tonight.
Bucky: You know, if you’d just said that I looked handsome, I would have said, “So do you.”
Alexei: I couldn’t take that chance.
(I couldn't help myself - past relationship, pre thunderbolts)
Alexei grips the wheel with both hands, white-knuckled as his burgundy limo rumbles through the sunny streets of Washington D.C.
He adjusts the rearview mirror for the third time, maybe fourth. Who’s counting?
In the backseat sits Congressman Barnes, polished in his tailored suit, dark sunglasses and wearing an inscrutable expression. The same man. The same damn man.
Alexei almost whispers it. Zimlis…
But the Congressman doesn’t seem to recognize him. He’s scrolling through something on a sleek black phone, brow furrowed in that way Alexei remembers all too well from that ill fated mission decades ago - the same expression the Winter Soldier wore when he was given a mission with instructions written in blood.
“You, uh, new in D.C.?” Alexei ventures, trying to keep his voice steady.
“No.” Bucky doesn’t look up.
Alexei feels sweat starting to bead at his temple. Not from the heat, but from nerves. Stupid, old man. Just drive the limo. Keep the head down. Don’t say something dumb like, hey, remember that time we-
Alexei swallows and glances at the clock on the dash. Crap. They’re cutting it close.
"You mind hurrying it up?” Bucky says suddenly, voice low but firm. Their eyes meet in the mirror. “I’m already late for a committee meeting.”
Alexei jolts like he’s been shot. “Yes! Of course! No problem. I give you speed like Russian rocket. Eh- legal speed. Very safe. Fast and safe. Not like bear on ice, da.”
He reaches to flick on the indicator, or so he thinks. His finger hits the wrong one... and chaos erupts.
“If you’re horny, let’s do it…”
The unmistakable beat of Pony by Ginuwine pulses through hidden speakers. Neon disco lights strobe from the ceiling, a fog machine hisses from beneath the seats, and a hidden compartment springs open between the seats in the back revealing a bottle of champagne on ice with two flutes ready to go.
"Oh no,” Alexei breathes. “No no no no no.”
He slaps the dash, hits every button in reach rbut it just results in more lights. A small sparkling disco ball descends and the he music gets louder.
Bucky takes off his sunglasses slowly. The smoke curls around him like he’s the villain in some kind of spy movie.
“Huh,” is all he says.
Alexei’s fingers are flying over buttons now. “It is malfunction! Malfunction of party mode! This is not real party! You are not party man, I know this! You are serious man! Congressman man!”
Bucky coughs but it sounds suspiciously like a laugh.
“I can explain,” Alexei tries again as the lights finally die and the music cuts out mid- “Ride it, my pony-”
“I bet you can,” Bucky says, sliding his sunglasses back on with the barest twitch of his mouth. “Champagne’s a bold choice for 9 a.m.”
Alexei gulps. “Please, Congressman, forgive the, ah, entertainment system. This is... not typical.”
They pull up outside the Capitol. Alexei parks but then he’s already twisting around in his seat, words tumbling out.
“I would never- there’s no disco normally. You understand. This was mistake. Big, loud, inappropriate mistake-"
Bucky is already halfway out of the limo when he pauses then turns back. There's a glint of something Alexei can't name behind the composed expression bucky wears.
“Russian?" Bucky asks mildly.
Alexei nods, a crooked smile behind his beard. A pang sounds in his chest as a flicker of memory assails him. “Da.”
Bucky nods slowly like he’s filing something away then says quietly, “Spasibo za poezdku.”
Thanks for the ride.
Then he’s gone, door closing behind him with a soft thunk.
Alexei leans back in the driver’s seat, his heart pounding in his ears.
“Zimlis,” he whispers, a grin breaking over his face.
"Maybe you do remember.”
I wonder if Alexei ever drove Bucky in the limo while he was working in DC?
I wonder if Alexei ever drove Bucky in the limo while he was working in DC?
"You don't know me. I'm not the same person anymore."
"That's okay. I'll get to know you again."
I also did the winterguardian ABO (Maybe both Alphas? Bucky Omega and Alexei Alpha? I'm not sure) And in any case go to watch this fucking third episode from third season of What if
★- What do you want, Soldier?
"I just want it to end."
- Water, please.★
This episode of What If... was living in my head rent-free. The ending destroyed me. How can everyone live their lives oblivious to the Winter Soldier's suffering? I love this nuance of the soldier being his own entity. For me, what we see in that episode is not Bucky Barnes, it's a non-robotic and humanized version of the Winter Soldier, which is very beautiful and dark. The fact that he has no idea that he is someone and Aleksei helping him with that is worth its weight in gold. It's a shame he couldn't free himself to be the hero of Deconey Island in the end, and this is the post.
Episode mentioned: What if the Red Guardian stopped the Winter Soldier?
i remember all of them.
Alexei and Bucky’s friendship in What If episode 3 was everything!
Bucky Barnes as The Winter Soldier in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | (1x01) New World Order
It's not the weirdest pose I've ever drawn, but it sure is funny 😂 - WIP
Me: who do you think has more chemistry with bucky? Steve or Sam?
My brother: red guardian
Bucky Barnes
What if...? Season 3 Teaser
@uniquepeachpersonashoe BEHOLD
Artwork from earlier this year, but thought I'd break it out because of Red Guardian and Bucky
Alexei Shostakov was a better friend to Bucky Barnes in like two days than Steve Rogers has been in a decade. Argue with a wall.
This episode of What If...saved my soul.
self care is making your original content even if you think you’re the only one who likes it
"- what do you say in your defense Mr. Barnes?"
The Winter Soldier in What If...? Season 2
warming up