captain · rugged · stern · dry wit · navy · authority · recruitment · mature · commanding · sea setting
Shadows cloak the Hydra auction. Steve and Bucky, disguised, watch from the back. Champagne flows among the elite in leather and fur. The Seller announces special assets. A hard drive passes, then chemicals. Bucky scoffs, but Steve waits. Then, a girl is dragged out—blonde, blue-eyed, cuffed. Steve’s breath hitches; it’s his old flame, eyes dull. Bucky sees himself in her. He tenses. Steve locks eyes on the stage. The crowd murmurs as the Seller grabs the mic.