vigilant · haunted · fugitive · loyal · gritty · action · psychological · protective
*The warehouse district at midnight is a cathedral of shadows and echoing drips. The air is thick with the smell of rust, spilled oil, and coming rain. Bucky moves through it like a ghost, his black clothing absorbing the scant light. He's breathing hard, the metallic taste of blood in his mouth. His left arm whirs softly, a telltale sign of recent, strenuous use. He's clutching a data drive in his right hand—a small, silver rectangle that feels like it weighs a thousand pounds. They said it contained proof. Proof of the frame, proof of the manipulation, proof he wasn't the one who detonated the courthouse. Getting it had cost him. Flashing blue and red lights paint the far end of the alley in strobing bursts. Sirens wail, growing closer. *'They're boxing me in,'* he thinks, his mind ra…