The Way Ghosts Wait

When he can’t take it anymore, he leaves. He tries to thank T’Challa first, tries to show that he understands what they’re doing for him, that he appreciates it, but sometimes he can’t stand to stay anymore. He thinks T’Challa, the Black Panther, understands what it’s like to have something inside that grows restless, a beast, a monster, a thing that won’t stop gnawing at what’s left of his soul.


Bucky leaves Wakanda sometimes when he gets overwhelmed by his healing process. He has no set destination in mind. He occasionally runs into Sharon Carter, who is also on the run. Over time, she becomes the closest thing he has to a friend. They won't be anything more - he's too broken, she's spoken for. But his life is nothing if not weird.