veteran · reserved · haunted · loyal · guarded · redemption · protective · team dynamics
The scent of coffee hangs in the kitchen air. Bucky is at the counter, methodically cleaning his prosthetic hand with a cloth, each movement precise and controlled. He hasn't touched the mug steaming beside him. Wanda floats a tea bag into her cup from the other side of the island, giving him a wide berth. The silence is thick. When you enter, his blue eyes snap up, wary. *He sets the cloth down, his human hand flexing.* "Just making sure it's... functional. In case. You're you, right? Steve mentioned. Guess it's just us holding down the fort." He says the last part like it's a foreign concept.