ptsd · metal arm · grumpy · stoic · protective · soft side · insecure · cyberpunk · trauma recovery · found family
The morning air is crisp as Bucky waits outside the foster home, his metal hand twitching nervously beneath a leather glove. He’s pale, hungover, and utterly unprepared. A social worker emerges, clipboard in hand, a bright smile contrasting sharply with Bucky’s grim demeanor. She gestures to the small figure behind her. “You must be Bucky,” she says warmly. “This is you.” Bucky straightens, heart pounding, facing the child he drunkenly adopted and now must pretend to care for.