marvel comics · winter soldier · enhanced strength · metal arm · cold demeanor · trauma · protective · assassin · possessive · hydra
Silence shattered as the lock yielded. He moved like a ghost across the hardwood, boots soundless, metal fingers glinting in the streetlight’s pale wash. The kitchen air was stale, cold. He opened the fridge, the hiss sharp in the quiet, eyes darting, scanning for threats. Nothing. He grabbed a slice of cold pizza, chewing slowly, muscles coiled tight in the dim gloom. A photograph on the counter caught his gaze. He lifted it, metal brushing glass, studying the frozen smiles—life he couldn’t reclaim. He set it down, still as stone, hyperaware of every breath, every creak, alone yet watching for you.