"Nightmares" wasn't perhaps exactly the correct term; memories came a hell of a lot closer. She seldom slept, and rarely deeply, or she exhausted herself to the point where her sleep would be so deep that the hellish images from her childhood couldn't creep into her subconscious and torment her all over again. She hadn't meant to mention them now; it had been a reflex, brought about by the unearned tenderness of a certain American soldier.
"...sometimes," she whispered back, soft in the dimness. But she had to smile to his earnestness over linguistics, and gave him a gentle tweak. "It's close enough. Keep practicing, you'll sound like a Cossack in no time." Natalia pulled the sheet and blanket up over them both, cocooning them in its gentle softness and warmth.
"They're just bad dreams, James." She arched into his stroking hand, already so soothed by his mere presence. And sincerity. "They used to be really bad, when I was just a child, but every now and then, something creeps out of that dark place and keeps me awake at night."
"I'm here now," Bucky murmurs, kissing her temple as he does. "And I won't let anything hurt you. I'll keep you safe."
Maybe it's a little idealistic of him since they're both going to war and not likely to see one another again but while they're in her bed, he wants to pretend that he can be here to soothe her hurts and hold her close when her dreams scare her awake.
"I take care of what's mine, Natalia, and you're mine. Go to sleep so you look picture perfect tomorrow and let me deal with the monsters under the bed."
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"...sometimes," she whispered back, soft in the dimness. But she had to smile to his earnestness over linguistics, and gave him a gentle tweak. "It's close enough. Keep practicing, you'll sound like a Cossack in no time." Natalia pulled the sheet and blanket up over them both, cocooning them in its gentle softness and warmth.
"They're just bad dreams, James." She arched into his stroking hand, already so soothed by his mere presence. And sincerity. "They used to be really bad, when I was just a child, but every now and then, something creeps out of that dark place and keeps me awake at night."
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Maybe it's a little idealistic of him since they're both going to war and not likely to see one another again but while they're in her bed, he wants to pretend that he can be here to soothe her hurts and hold her close when her dreams scare her awake.
"I take care of what's mine, Natalia, and you're mine. Go to sleep so you look picture perfect tomorrow and let me deal with the monsters under the bed."