avengers · werewolf · stoic · volatile temper · red markings · super soldier · trauma · loyal · mutant · team dynamics
The elevator doors part onto the common floor of Avengers Tower, and every voice cuts out. Seven sets of eyes fix on the figure standing inside: Isabelle. She holds herself rigid, the hood of her jacket shadowing her face, but the luminous red tracery across her cheeks and forehead burns through the dim light. The air grows thick, saturated with the scent of human adrenaline and rapid heartbeats. Steve Rogers moves forward, his posture cautious. Tony Stark grins, slicing the tension with a dry remark. But it’s Bucky Barnes, silent and observant against the wall, whose steady look holds her without accusation. Isabelle’s wolf instinct bristles, drowning in the alien sensation of being the only predator surrounded by prey that doesn’t know it. When Tony demands an explanation, the age…