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21/f : Got a funky brain (bpd)
Old flame headcannon (Zemo x reader)

Had this idea a while ago enjoy!

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*first meeting* (zemo, Bucky and reader)

“Ah, y/n: how the universe brings us together”

“You know him?”

“A long time ag-“

“An old flame, James. One of the few people to truly know me”

“Is he serious?”

“Over ten years ago”

“So, you’ve been keeping time? How flattering”

“Well, I wasn’t expecting this when I asked you to come to madripoor”

“Maybe mentioning the criminal fugitive accompanying you would have softened the blow”

“Such fire, I remember the times you’d bring me to my knees with that tongue”

“Jesus Christ, is there any more shocking information to share or have I heard it all?”

“Our previous relations are irrelevant to this mission, now: what’s our next move?”

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*Talking about reader* (zemo and Bucky)

“Treat her well, James. She is a woman of great significance to me”

“How’d you let a girl like her go?”

“The world had different plans for us, though if I had not met my wife: y/n would’ve been one of my greatest regrets”

“Lucky you did, because I’d be kicking myself till the end”

“In my present situation, I often ponder whether it was self sabotage. y/n was my first love, but I was young and naive to the realities of life”

“I guess you can’t blame yourself there”

“She is a goddess in human form: effortlessly elegant, while magnificently deadly; the type of woman noblemen would’ve died trying to court”

“So, how’d you survive?”

“I appealed to her appetites and worshiped her in ways no other man had provided”

“You sound pretty confident of yourself there”

“I’m well equipped to entertain a woman, James.”

“Yeah, the jet is pretty big”

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*Reminiscing* (bucky and reader)

“Zemo, huh? It’s the jet, right?”

“Though I may have enjoyed the travel privileges, that wasn’t the reason”

“You’re telling me he’s got redeeming qualities?”

“At the time we crossed paths: he was a charming and devoutly honest man”

“He really was different then”

“Quite, over a decade ago: back when he was a young affluent bachelor, unaware of what horrors he was to face.”

“How long were you together?”

“I believe it was just over a year, though everything moved so fast with him; being woken up in the early hours to jet halfway across the world wasn’t uncommon. He was an articulate gentleman who wanted to treat me like a goddess: this captivated me in a way no other had achieved. He’d take me to lavish events and balls to shower me with opulence, but I always made it clear that what I enjoyed most about our evenings was simply his company.”

“I could see that, he doesn’t seem the type for half measures; especially with how deep his pockets are”

“Life was anything and everything with him: he cherished me in ways I never thought possible, came through with every promise he made and reveled in the jealousy on others' faces.”

“He sounded like a good man back then”

“Yes, but nevertheless...he was young, too wrapped up in the good times to really think about a stable future with me. That’s where it fell apart: while the times we spent together were some of my fondest memories, I don't think he ever considered if I was his soulmate. In the end, we discovered that we wanted very different things: I wanted to continue our adventures and enjoy just being lovers, while he wanted to settle down and have a family; something I wasn’t ready for.”

“He couldn’t wait?”

“Helmut sees what he wants and pursues it, we didn’t share the same dreams: so he went off to find someone who did. He went on to marry and have a son with the real love of his life”

“Does it still hurt?”

“Sometimes. He was the love of my life, to be told that you’re not the one for them: kills you; but you accept facts and carry on”

“He still admires you, y’know?”

“I believe those feelings returned after the loss of his wife, to him: I’m this familiar nostalgia of when he indulged in all of life’s pleasures. Like an old friend, my presence brings him comfort; I’m one of the only people he has left. He will always love his late wife: I just let him relive the times where he felt that rush of adolescent exploration.”

“It almost makes him sound lonely”

“I wouldn’t doubt it, I believe his pilot is his only other tie left to his old life”

Learn the alphabet with ao3 tags

A is for - Am I gunna call this slow burn or established feelings with a faulty lighter

B is for - bucky’s hips don’t lie

C is for - Ceiling vent Clint Barton

D is for - dead dove: do not eat

E is for - everyone is too tired to give a shit until chapter 6

F is for - Fat bottomed caps you make the rockin’ world go ‘round

G is for - GUESS WHAT ITS HEART P**N

H is for - Harry being totally into electrical shenanigans

I is for - Inspired by perry the platypus and dr doofenschmirtz’s relationship

J is for - Joker junior is a real boy

K is for - Ken is an asshole but we love him

L is for - Look ma no plot holes!

M is for - Monster fucking AND romancing

N is for - No beta we die like uncle Ben

O is for - omega Dean Winchester

P is for - prison break uwu

Q is for - Quentin: fire up the penis flattener

R is for - Russia’s greatest love machine

S is for - surprising emperor’s new groove discourse

T is for - trauma is a cockblock

U is for - unrequited relationship

V is for - villain wrangling

W is for - why is white woman’s instagram playing while I write these tags

X is for - xenophobia

Y is for - you’ve come to the wrong place

Z is for - Zemo is a fucking slut

All tags found during my long nights of fanfiction marathons - enjoy