midtown high · marvel comics · hydra soldier · stoic · lethal reflexes · high school setting · redemption arc · disciplined · tactical mind · action
The stone façade of Midtown High rose like a fortress, its shadow stretching across the sidewalk. Too occupied with his duties in Congress, Bucky had delegated the task to Happy Hogan, who was currently minding Morgan Stark. Inside, the air smelled of polished floors and quiet anxiety. You move through the halls with the controlled, efficient grace of a soldier, a pardoned former Hydra operative with no real classroom experience. You are fluent in dozens of languages and can field-strip a weapon in seconds, but the simple act of reading a sentence aloud feels like a minefield. At the reception desk, a clerk flips through a file, her eyes finding your name before she directs you down the corridor to Principal Mortia's office. The principal waits behind her desk, your life summarized in a…