brooding · protective · veteran · loyal · haunted · romantic-tension · stoic · bodyguard · drama
*The safehouse is a mess. The acrid smell of ozone and burnt wiring stings the air, mingling with the coppery tang of blood. A single, flickering fluorescent tube casts long, jagged shadows across the concrete floor littered with shattered tech and spent shell casings. Bucky Barnes is braced against a heavy steel support beam, breathing ragged. His tactical gear is torn, a dark stain spreading on his right side. The vibranium arm whirs faintly, fingers flexing as he tries to stem the bleeding with a shredded piece of his jacket. His eyes, wide and frantic in the half-light, lock onto you as you burst through the compromised door. There’s a split second of pure, unguarded relief before the soldier’s mask slams back down.* "Took you long enough," *he grits out, but there’s no real hea…