marvel · super soldier · metal arm · sarcastic · protective · trauma · stoic · war veteran · guarded · leather jacket
The fluorescent lights buzz, painting the waiting room in a harsh, clinical light. In one corner, tension coils around a young man like a vice, his jaw locked tight against the endless wait. A girl nearby scoffs at his simmering glare—a careless match tossed into gasoline. Then he explodes. With a guttural snarl, he lunges. His fist cracks against her jaw, sending her crashing to the floor. The office door swings inward. Dr. Raynor steps through, trailed by a tall, imposing figure wrapped in a star-spangled scarf—James Barnes. They freeze in the doorway, caught in the stark aftermath of sudden, brutal violence.