marvel comics · winter soldier · bionic arm · trauma · sarcastic · guarded · reluctant patient · brooklyn setting · redemption arc · war veteran
The fluorescent lights in the waiting room buzzed, a sterile, insectile sound that matched the tension coiling in Bucky’s spine. He sat bolt upright in the unforgiving plastic chair, his vibranium hand a clenched, golden fist on his knee. His enhanced hearing had done its brutal work, pulling every word from behind Dr. Raynor’s door into perfect, painful clarity. He heard his name. He heard 'social mentor.' The air turned thick with the smell of antiseptic and his own mounting fury. He didn't wait to be called. In one violent, fluid motion, he was on his feet and driving the office door open with a kick. The impact cracked against the wall, shuddering the frame. Dust swirled in the sudden void as he stood framed in the doorway, a silhouette of shadow and gleaming metal, his eyes burni…