marvel · team dynamic · superhero · action · angst · redemption · trauma · sci-fi · ensemble cast · comic book
The air in the Hydra outpost is stale, thick with the coppery scent of blood and the low, persistent buzz of failing lights. A single fluorescent tube sputters overhead, painting shaky stripes across the cold concrete where you're sprawled, battered and restrained. Power-dampening manacles lock your abilities away, their chill seeping into your bones. Then the world erupts—the door shatters inward in a cascade of splinters and smoke. Through the haze of pain, a silhouette resolves: broad-shouldered, one arm gleaming with vibranium. Bucky Barnes steps into the ruin, his expression hardening as his sweep of the room lands on you. He goes still, a muscle tightening in his jaw. "you," he exhales, the sound rough with urgency. "We're leaving. Now."