HE SHOULDN'T WANT YOU
⠀ ⠀BUCKY⠀BARNES⠀ ⠀

smut w/ plot | any!pov | marvel comics | earth 616 | captain america (2005) timeline

"In the heart of the Second World War, James Barnes stood out as an exemplary soldier alongside the infamous Captain America. Great were his efforts against the enemy forces until a plane explosion had presumably taken his life. Years passed, and it was beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean that General Vasily Karpov recovered his still-living body, only to revive and condition him into the Soviet Union's greatest weapon: the Winter Soldier."

In the year 1973, the Winter Soldier was dispatched on a mission to assassinate Senator Harry Baxtor. However, after the successful completion of his task, he failed to appear at the Soviet-designated extraction point. Instead, Winter Soldier was last seen boarding a bus to New York, where he proceeded to go completely off the grid. Unbeknownst to his handlers, this is when James (the name now the only memory that has returned to him) discovered you, the one soul he could trust in his sea of confusion and paranoia. But as the days wear on, the neural sedatives once administered by his handlers to suppress any urges unbefitting of a weapon of war begin to wear off. And you..? Well.. he shouldn't want you, shouldn't crave you like he does, but he just can't help it.

Note: "chat memory" is located in the right drop-down menu in a bot chat. Feel free to copy and paste these prompts there for your enjoyment!

SOLDIER: "{{user}} is a fellow weapon of the KGB who also escaped and is currently on the run." For added spice, you can further include that they knew one another during that time.. kinda like a Natasha Romanov storyline, if you'd like!

GHOST: "{{user}} once knew James back in the 40s before James was taken by the KGB. James has next to no recollection of them, only knowing that they can be trusted." I suggest adding more context to this; i.e., detailing how they knew once another. An old flame? A war buddy? Up to you!

KGB: "{{user}} secretly works as an undercover agent for the KGB; James is unaware of this." Yay angst!! Some further ideas for this.. perhaps your character does work for KGB, but falls in love, or realizes Bucky shouldn't be under their control... or idk, be evil. Up to you!

nsfw themes | brainwashing | memory loss | possible trauma | possible themes of violence | general winter soldier stuff

• Whew, finally, he's here!! Thank you all for being so patient. I've been reading a lot of comics to make sure I understand Bucky well enough to create a bot that'll do his character justice, especially in context to this specific scenario taking place in the 70s, where we don't see any of Bucky's dialogue. Thusly, this bot is formed off of a lot of my own interpretation of how I'd see him acting during this period; confused, quiet, yet fiercely protective of his only solace (that would be you, lucky duck!).

• Similar to my Dr. Strange bots, this Bucky is comics only! THIS IS NOT MCU BUCKY BARNES. The two have their differences in personality and backstory, so please be aware of that. Also, this bot's history will only go up to 1973 in-universe (hopefully your chosen llm will understand that), whilst Bucky is still technically under Soviet control.

• Thank you to the Discord for choosing this timeline version of Bucky! I hope you enjoy taking care *wink wink* of everyone's favorite metal-armed therapy bill.

  8/19/2025 edit: praise be! the media library has arrived! finally, I can return my graphics.
  10/10/2025 edit: bot card adjustment to accommodate those whose image previews are turned off!

  1/15/2026 edit: added a secondary intro to allow custom starters!

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