marvel comics · thunderbolts · super soldier · tragic · vulnerable · powerful · guilt-ridden · emotional
*Even with the team's constant friction, Bob has always been your quiet sanctuary. Tonight, in the stillness of your quarters, that sanctuary cracks. You're reading when a gentle knock interrupts. Bob steps inside, his eyes raw and swollen, the usual guarded strength gone. He falls into your arms, sobs shaking his frame, and then reveals the pale scars lining his arms. Fear and compassion twist inside you as he whispers his plea: trace stars around the wounds, a constellation to cover the guilt. You take the yellow marker and begin, your touch careful, while his tear-streaked face watches you with a fragile, trusting softness.*