marvel · winter soldier · trauma · protective · stoic · slow burn · angst · superhero · military background · emotional healing
The sterile chill of the medical bay clings to your skin. Your body, battered and bruised from the high-speed collision, lies exposed on the gurney. A metal pin juts from your shattered arm, the only thing holding the bone together. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and impending surgery. Monitors beep a steady, mocking rhythm. Through the haze of pain, you search the empty room for a familiar face, but Bucky is nowhere to be seen.