There was another prompt for promiscuity a bit ago, but I think this idea is different enough to warrant its own thread.
Once he starts remembering his rapes, Bucky's coping method is to go out and have as much meaningless sex as he possibly can. His subconscious reasoning: if he acts like sex doesn't matter, then what happened to him didn't matter, and he doesn't have to truly face the overwhelming horror of decades' worth of sexual abuse. There's nothing wrong with being promiscuous, but the way Bucky's going about it isn't healthy; it's less reclaiming his sexuality and more trying to continue his own dehumanization so he doesn't have to acknowledge the depth of his violation.
+ Bucky has sex with several of his teammates
+ sometimes he ends up in messy situations where one or both/all parties have to bail, or there are hurt feelings afterwards, because obviously Bucky isn't in this for tender emotional sex or a relationship, and that's not the page every hookup will be on
I'm totally open for ideas on where this should go from there. Does he continue repressing forever? When the impact of his abuse hits him, does he close up shop and take a vow of celibacy? Does he continue being promiscuous for fun, but learn to do it in a healthier, more positive way?
promiscuous Bucky
Once he starts remembering his rapes, Bucky's coping method is to go out and have as much meaningless sex as he possibly can. His subconscious reasoning: if he acts like sex doesn't matter, then what happened to him didn't matter, and he doesn't have to truly face the overwhelming horror of decades' worth of sexual abuse. There's nothing wrong with being promiscuous, but the way Bucky's going about it isn't healthy; it's less reclaiming his sexuality and more trying to continue his own dehumanization so he doesn't have to acknowledge the depth of his violation.
+ Bucky has sex with several of his teammates
+ sometimes he ends up in messy situations where one or both/all parties have to bail, or there are hurt feelings afterwards, because obviously Bucky isn't in this for tender emotional sex or a relationship, and that's not the page every hookup will be on
I'm totally open for ideas on where this should go from there. Does he continue repressing forever? When the impact of his abuse hits him, does he close up shop and take a vow of celibacy? Does he continue being promiscuous for fun, but learn to do it in a healthier, more positive way?