M | 6.6k | No warnings but violence | Tags: soulmate marks; up all night to get Bucky; post catws; canon divergence | Summary:
The Soldier gets his soulmate mark while on a mission in 1978, September 23rd.
It rips through him like a storm, a bright iridescent burn on his back like a hundred candles igniting at once, searing his skin beneath the leather.
He drops the rifle and unbuckles the straps that bind him. In the filthy rooftop window, he sees his reflection: his back alight with a pair of wings so beautiful and vivid it’s nearly blinding.
